Floruit ( / ˈ f l ɔːr u . ɪ t / ; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor. ; from Latin for " flourished ") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicating the time when someone flourished.
6-618: Wawatam ( little goose ) ( fl. 1762 – 1764) was an 18th-century Odawa chief who lived in the northern region of present-day Michigan 's Lower Peninsula in an area along the Lake Michigan shoreline known by the Odawa as Waganawkezee ( it is bent ). Wawatam was likely born near the Odawa Middle Village, Anamiewatigoing, now Cross Village . He is known through his rescue of and friendship with British fur trader Alexander Henry
12-522: A record of his marriage in 1197, a record concerning him might be written as "John Jones (fl. 1197–1229)", even though Jones was born before 1197 and died possibly after 1229. The term is often used in art history when dating the career of an artist. In this context, it denotes the period of the individual's known artistic activity, which would generally be after they had received their training and, for example, had begun signing work or being mentioned in contracts. In some cases, it can be replaced by
18-476: A significant contribution to Algonquian anthropology . Henry later returned to "civilization." Successful as a fur trader in later life, he always credited Wawatam with saving his life. The 18th century fort, scene of Wawatam's rescue of Henry, has been reconstructed and is now an active living history museum. The site is located just west of downtown Mackinaw City at the Lower Peninsula's headland. On
24-623: The dock at St. Ignace and within shadow distance from the Wawatam Lighthouse is a 6 foot (1.8 m) tall wooden statue honoring Chief Wawatam which was erected in 2012 by the City of St. Ignace, Michigan . It was designed and carved by Tom Paquin and Sally Paquin, local artists. Floruit Latin : flōruit is the third-person singular perfect active indicative of the Latin verb flōreō , flōrēre "to bloom, flower, or flourish", from
30-728: The elder from the Ojibwas following the capture of Fort Michilimackinac in June 1763 during Pontiac's Rebellion . Wawatam, the leader and patriarch of an extended family of Odawa, rescued Henry after he had initially become an Ojibwe possession as a spoil of war, and soon thereafter, again came to Henry's rescue by hiding him in a Cave on nearby Mackinac Island . For nearly a year after this second rescue (1763-1764), he lived as part of Wawatam's family, following them on their seasonal moves to hunting and fishing areas inland from Lake Michigan. Henry's observations of Odawa hunting and living practices became
36-424: The noun flōs , flōris , "flower". Broadly, the term is employed in reference to the peak of activity for a person or movement. More specifically, it often is used in genealogy and historical writing when a person's birth or death dates are unknown, but some other evidence exists that indicates when they were alive. For example, if there are wills attested by John Jones in 1204 and 1229, as well as
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