Jacques Cartier

Also known as Jakez Carter, Cartier

Breton maritime explorer of North America (1491–1557)

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Jacques Cartier was a French navigator, explorer, inventor, and sailor who held the rank of admiral. Born in Saint-Malo in 1491, he served as the Governor of New France. His work focused on navigation and discoveries in geography. He wrote in French and spoke the language.

Cartier died in Saint-Malo, France, on September 24, 1557. The cause of his death was plague or typhus, classified as natural causes. He is buried in Saint-Malo Cathedral. His life and work are described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, The Catholic Encyclopedia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

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Lifespan: 1491–1557
Nationality: FR
Role / Field: Explorers, Objevitele a vynalezci, Navigator, Namornici, Explorer, Navigation
Language: frm, fre
Gender: Male

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Given name: Jacques
Gender: male
Citizenship: Kingdom of France
Place of birth: Saint-Malo
Place of death: France
Occupation: politician
Position held: Governor of New France
Languages spoken: French
Military rank: admiral
Image: Jacques Cartier 1851-1852.jpg

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Commons category: Jacques Cartier
date of death: 1557-09-24
date of birth: 1491-12-31
Commons gallery: Jacques Cartier
Commons Creator page: Jacques Cartier
name in native language: Jacques Cartier
described by source: Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
cause of death: typhus
writing language: French
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Saint-Malo Cathedral

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Encyclopedic overview

Jacques Cartier (Breton: Jakez Karter; 31 December 1491 – 1 September 1557) was a French maritime explorer from Brittany. 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 "Canada" after the Iroquoian names for the two big settlements he saw at Stadacona (Quebec City) and at Hochelaga (Montreal Island).

Jacques Cartier, author of now-lost maps and accounts of his voyages, was the first European to describe and name this region and its inhabitants—at a time when the Spanish had already settled in the Caribbean, Mexico, and Central America, and were beginning their conquest of Peru.

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