Auguste Jean-Baptiste Defauconpret (1767, Lille1843) was a French man of letters. Initially a lawyer, Defauconpret relocated to England where he wrote some now forgotten novels. However, he became well known for his translations into French of English-language novels, particularly those of Walter Scott and James Fenimore Cooper, although he modified the text of The Last of the Mohicans to be more favorable to the French. References 1951 paper on Fenimore Cooper by Willard Thorp External links 1767 births 1843 deaths Musicians from Lille 18th-century French novelists 19th-century French novelists French male essayists French male novelists 19th-century French male writers 18th-century essayists 19th-century French essayists 18th-century French male writers