Louis Jolliet
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Quebec City |
| Canada | |
| Died | Anticosti Island |
| Canada | |
| May 1700 | |
| Anticosti Island | |
| Canada | |
| Spouse | Claire-Francoise Byssot de la Valtrie |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Parents | Marie d'Abancourt |
| Jean Jolliet | |
| Marie d’Abancourt | |
| Job | Explorer |
| Date of birth | September 21,1645 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Awards | Quebec |
| Books | A New Discovery of a Vast Country in America, Extending Above Four Thousand Miles, Between New France & New Mexico; With a Description [!] of the Great Lakes, Cataracts, Rivers, Plants, and Animals: V.1-2 |
| Other work | Canadian |
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| ID | 591077 |
Louis Jolliet Life story
Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.