Émile Petitot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Émile Petitot

French missionary to Canada

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1838

Place of Birth: Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Date of Death: 13-May-1916

Profession: priest, geographer, cartographer, folklorist, anthropologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Father Émile-Fortuné Petitot (also known as Émile-Fortuné-Stanislas-Joseph Petitot) (Inuk name, Mitchi Pitchitork Tchikraynarm iyoyé, meaning "Mr.
Petitot, son of the Sun") (December 3, 1838 – May 13, 1916), a French Missionary Oblate, was a notable Canadian northwest cartographer, ethnologist, geographer, linguist, and writer.