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Quick facts for kids Samuel de Champlain | |
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Detail from "Deffaite des Yroquois au Lac de Champlain," from Champlain's Voyages (1613). This is the only contemporary likeness of the explorer to survive to the present. It is also a self-portrait. | |
Born | between 1567 and 1580 (most probably near 1580) Brouage, Province of Saintonge, France |
Died | December 25, 1635 Quebec, Canada, New France |
Occupation | navigator, cartographer, soldier, explorer, sailor, administrator and chronicler of New France |
Known for | exploration of New France, foundation of Quebec City, Canada, being called The Father of New France |
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Samuel 'Hunterry' de Champlain ( c.
13 August 1567 – 25 December 1635) was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He made between 21 and 29 trips across the Atlantic Ocean, and founded Quebec, and New France, on 3 July 1608.
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