Francis Vigo
Francis Vigo | |
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Statue by John Angel dedicated to Francis Vigo on the waterfront of George Rogers Clark National Historical Park | |
| Birth name | Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo |
| Born | December 13, 1747 Mondovì, Piedmont, Kingdom of Sardinia (present-day Italy) |
| Died | March 22, 1836 (aged 88–89) Vincennes, Indiana, US |
| Buried | Greenlawn Cemetery, Vincennes, Knox County, Indiana |
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Francis Vigo, born Giuseppe Maria Francesco Vigo (December 13, 1747 – March 22, 1836), was an Italian-born Spanish soldier and later a fur trader who aided colonial forces during the American Revolutionary War and helped found a public university in Vincennes, Indiana.