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