John Gabriel Stedman
Dutch-Scottish soldier and writer
John Gabriel Stedman was a Dutch-born Scottish soldier and writer best known for writing The Narrative of a Five Years Expedition against the Revolted Negroes of Surinam. Wikipedia
Born: 1744, Dendermonde, Belgium
Died: March 7, 1797 (age 53 years), Tiverton, United Kingdom
Spouse: Joanna Stedman (m. 1773) and Adriana Wiertz
Genre: Autobiography adventure
Years of service: 1760–1778