Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet (October 21, 1832 – March 7, 1899) was a Canadian pharmacist and the founder of the company Brunet.
Born in Quebec City, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Olivier Brunet and Cécile-Adélaide Lagueux, Brunet studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec from 1841 to 1850.
From 1850 to 1855, he studied chemistry and pharmacy with his brother-in-law who was a pharmacist, Pierre-O.
Giroux.
In 1855, he opened a store in Quebec City.
He received his license as a chemist and pharmacist in 1858.
In 1876, he became a Quebec City Councillor for the Saint-Roch ward.
- photographer, businessperson and pharmacist Three generations of photographers (Jules Isaï Benoît (1830-1865), Jules Ernest Livernois (1851-1933), and Jules Livernois (1877-1952)) known as "Livernois"