Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe [SEP] date of death
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with the discovery of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of Oklahoma.
Explorations in Oklahoma.
In 1718, La Harpe left France, along with 40 men, and established a trading post in April 1719 on the Red River near what is now Texarkana, Texas.
La Harpe (surname)
La Harpe is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Amédée Emmanuel François Laharpe (1754–1796), French general and cousin of Frédéric-César
- Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (1683–1765), French explorer
- Frédéric-César de La Harpe (1754–1838), Swiss politician and tutor to the Tsar of Russia
- Jean-François de La Harpe (1739–1803), French playwright, writer and critic