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Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
1786Oct, 30

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé, Canadian captain and author (d. 1871)
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.

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