Biography about samuel de champlain
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Samuel de Champlain | |
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Father of New France | |
Specialty | Navigation, cartography, geography, ethnology |
Born | on or before Aug.
13, 1574 (date of baptism) |
Died | Dec.Biography about samuel de champlain25, 1635 (around age 61) |
Nationality | French |
The French explorer Samuel de Champlain was born in Brouage, France, in 1574. He is known as the “Father of new France” as he founded Quebec and New France in 1968.
Champlain was an explorer, a French navigator, soldier, diplomat and cartographer. He is a very important person in Canadian history because he helped establish the earlier settlements by administering the French colonies in the country, also known as the New World during their time, and developed very accurate maps of the coastlines.
Champlain’s Early Life
The exact date of Champlain’s birth is not known since there are two different baptismal records found under his name.
His religion is also not known since he