Sequoyah
Inventor
1767 – 1843
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Who was Sequoyah?
Sequoyah, named in English George Gist or George Guess, was a Cherokee silversmith. In 1821 he completed his independent creation of a Cherokee syllabary, making reading and writing in Cherokee possible. This was the only time in recorded history that a member of a pre-literate people independently created an effective writing system. After seeing its worth, the people of the Cherokee Nation rapidly began to use his syllabary and officially adopted it in 1825. Their literacy rate quickly surpassed that of surrounding European-American settlers.
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- Born
- 1767
Knoxville - Ethnicity
- Indigenous peoples of the Americas
- Cherokee
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Died
- Aug 1, 1843
San Fernando
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on July 23, 2013
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