Pierre Eugene du Simitiere

Who is this?

Pierre Eugene du Simitiere (born Pierre-Eugène Ducimetière, French: [pjɛʁ øʒɛn dysimtjɛʁ]; 18 September 1737, – October 1784) was a Genevan-born American member of the American Philosophical Society, naturalist, American patriot, and portrait painter. Du Simitiere served as the artistic consultant for the committees that designed the Great Seal of the United States, and submitted the first proposed design to include the Eye of Providence and suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto E pluribus unum ("Out of Many, One").

Career

1. 1737
   Born
2. 1784
   Passed away
3. Member of American Philosophical Society

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Geneva
• •Citizenship: United States, Republic of Geneva
• •Known as: philosopher, naturalist