Jacques Gravier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacques Gravier

French missionary

Date of Birth: 17-May-1651

Place of Birth: Moulins, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 17-Apr-1708

Profession: missionary, Catholic priest

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


Show Famous Birthdays Today, World

👉 Worldwide Celebrity Birthdays Today

About Jacques Gravier

  • Jacques Gravier (17 May 1651 – 17 April 1708) was a French Jesuit missionary in the New World.
  • He founded the Illinois mission in 1696, where he administered to the several tribes of the territory.
  • He was notable for his compilation of the most extensive dictionary of Kaskaskia Illinois-French among those made by French missionaries. In 1705 he was appointed Superior of the mission.

Read more at Wikipedia