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Samuel de Champlain

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Also known as Samuel Champlain

esploratore francese

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Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer in the 16th and 17th centuries who played a major role in exploring and mapping North America, particularly present-day Canada. He matters because his expeditions, settlements, and detailed records helped establish French presence in North America and provided important knowledge about the geography and peoples of the continent.

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Instance of
human
Given name
Samuel
Gender
male
Citizenship
France
Place of birth
Hiers-Brouage
Place of death
Quebec City
Occupation
cartographer
Languages spoken
French
Religion
Catholicism
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date of birth
1574-08-13
date of death
1635-12-25
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Samuel de Champlain
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cause of death
stroke
writing language
French
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place of burial
Quebec City
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manner of death
natural causes
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Samuel de Champlain (Hiers-Brouage, 1567 – Québec, 25 dicembre 1635) è stato un esploratore, cartografo e scrittore francese, fu il fondatore della città di Québec.

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