List of Famous people with last name Vechten

Carl Van Vechten

First Name Carl

Last Name Vechten

Born on June 17, 1880

Died on December 21, 1964 (aged 84)

Born in United States of America, Iowa

Carl Van Vechten was an American writer and artistic photographer who was a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and the literary executor of Gertrude Stein. He gained fame as a writer, and notoriety as well, for his 1926 novel Nigger Heaven. In his later years, he took up photography and took many portraits of notable people. Although he was married to women for most of his adult life, Van Vechten engaged in numerous homosexual affairs over his lifetime.

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Abraham Van Vechten

First Name Abraham

Last Name Vechten

Born on December 5, 1762

Died on January 6, 1837 (aged 74)

Born in United States of America, New York

Abraham Van Vechten was an American lawyer and a Federalist politician who served twice as New York State Attorney General.

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