Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
Born1639 (1639)
Saint-Germain-Laval, Forez, France
DiedFebruary 25, 1710(1710-02-25) (aged 70–71)
Montreal, British Canada
Occupationssoldier, explorer,
Known forbeing the namesake for the city of Duluth

Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut (c. 1639 – 25 February 1710) was a French soldier and explorer who is the first European known to have visited the area where the city of Duluth, Minnesota, United States, is now located and the head of Lake Superior in Minnesota. His name is sometimes anglicized as "DuLuth", and he is the namesake of Duluth, Minnesota, as well as Duluth, Georgia. Daniel Greysolon signed himself "Dulhut" on surviving manuscripts.

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