Louis-Jacques Casault, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian priest
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Place of Birth: Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
About Louis-Jacques Casault
- Louis-Jacques Casault (17 July 1808 – 5 May 1862) was a Canadian priest, academic, superior of the Séminaire de Québec, and rector of Université Laval. Born in Saint-Thomas-de-Montmagny, Lower Canada, the son of Louis Casault and Françoise Blais, Casault studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec before being ordained a Roman Catholic priest in 1831.
- In 1834, he started teaching at the Séminaire de Québec.
- He was assigned to teach physics which he taught until 1854.
- In 1851, he was appointed superior of the Séminaire de Québec.
- Casault helped to found the Université Laval and was its first rector from 1852 to 1860.
- He was succeeded by Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau.
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Source: Musée de la civilisation, collection du Séminaire de Québec, 1991.624
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| Alternative names | Thomas Hamel; Theophile Hamel | ||
| Description | Canadian painter and portraitist | ||
| Date of birth/death | 8 November 1817 | 23 December 1870 | |
| Location of birth/death | Sainte-Foy, Quebec City | Quebec City | |
| Work location | Quebec City; Montreal; Toronto; Rome | ||
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Source: Musée de la civilisation, collection du Séminaire de Québec, 1991.624
License: CC-PD-Mark
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