Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
French explorer
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe was a French explorer who is credited with using the name "Little Rock" in 1722 for a stone outcropping on the bank of the Arkansas River used by early travelers as a landmark. Little Rock, Arkansas was... Wikipedia
Born: February 4, 1683, Saint-Malo, France
Died: September 26, 1765 (age 82 years), Saint-Malo, France