Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé | |
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Born | Quebec City, Province of Quebec, British North America | 30 October 1786
Died | 29 January 1871 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | (aged 84)
Occupation | Writer and seigneur |
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé (30 October 1786 – 29 January 1871) was a Canadian lawyer, writer, and seigneur. He is known chiefly for his novel Les Anciens Canadiens, considered the first classic of French Canadian fiction.[1]
Biography
He was born in
Philippe-Joseph studied at the
At the age of seventy-five, he completed a novel, Les Anciens Canadiens ("Old-Time Canadians", Quebec, 1863). Almost entirely based on fact, the story illustrates Canadian national tradition, character, and manners. The author interwove events of his own chequered life with the tragic tale of the struggles and the fall of New France and the change of regime, the eyewitnesses of which he had known personally. At that time, it was perhaps the most popular book ever published in Quebec.[5]
In 1866, Aubert de Gaspé published his Mémoires, which continue and amplify the historical notes contained in his other works. Less brilliant and attractive than his novel, the Mémoires are an excellent specimen of anecdotal history. The author's standing and experience, the latter embracing directly or indirectly the space of a century dating from the Conquest, made him an authentic chronicler of an obscure yet eventful period of history.[1]
He was the last seigneur of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli and died at Quebec City on 29 January 1871.[1]
Family
He married Susanne Allison in 1811. Together they had 13 children. Of his daughters, several of them married notable men, including Suzanne, who married
Notes
- ^ a b c Hayne, David M. (2 April 2008). "Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé". Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved 31 January 2011.
- ^ "AUBERT DE LA CHESNAYE, CHARLES". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ Castonguay, Jacques. "AUBERT DE GASPÉ, IGNACE-PHILIPPE". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
- ^ "Philippe Aubert de Gaspé". Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ^ a b Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). Encyclopedia Americana. .
- ^ Lacourcière, Luc (1972). "Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé". Dictionary of Canadian Biography.
References
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lionel Lindsay (1913). "Philippe-Aubert de Gaspe". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- Works by Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Les Anciens Canadiens on Bibliothèque mobile de littérature québécoise (HTML)