LC control no. | n 50025237 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | André, John, 1751-1780 |
Variant(s) | André, Major (John), 1751-1780 |
Biography/History note | John André (1751-1780) was a British army officer. He was hanged as a spy during the American Revolution. |
Birth date | 1751-05-02 |
Death date | 1780-10-02 |
Place of birth | London, England |
Place of death | Tappan, N.Y. |
Affiliation | Great Britain. Army |
Profession or occupation | soldier |
Found in | Smith, J.H. An authentic narrative of the causes which led to the death of Major André, adjutant-general of His Majesty's forces in N. Am., 1808. Wikipedia, Mar. 1, 2011 (John André; British army officer hanged as a spy during American Revolution; b. May 2, 1750 in London, England; d. Oct. 2, 1780 in Tappan, N.Y.; fluent in English, French, German, and Italian) |
Associated language | eng fre ger ita |