Jacques Cartier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJacques Cartier
French explorer
Date of Birth: 31-Dec-1491
Place of Birth: Rothéneuf, France
Date of Death: 01-Sep-1557
Profession: navigator, explorer
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Jacques Cartier
- Jacques Cartier (UK: KAR-tee-ay, also US: KAR-tee-AY, kar-TYAY, French: [?ak ka?tje], Quebec French: [- ka?t?sje]; Breton: Jakez Karter; December 31, 1491 – September 1, 1557) was a Breton explorer who claimed what is now Canada for France.
- Jacques Cartier was the first European to describe and map the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the shores of the Saint Lawrence River, which he named "The Country of Canadas", after the Iroquois names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).
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Source: Photographed by The_Photographer in Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
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Théophile Hamel
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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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| Description | French-Russian portrait painter | ||
| Date of birth/death | 6 December 1804 | 1886 | |
| Location of birth | Moscow | ||
| Work location | Moscow; Paris | ||
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Source: Photographed by The_Photographer in Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec.
License: CC-BY-SA-4.0
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