Émile Petitot
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| Born | Émile-Fortuné-Stanislas-Joseph Petitot December 3, 1838 Grancey-le-Château-Neuvelle, France |
| Died | May 13, 1916 (aged 77) Mareuil-lès-Meaux, France |
| Nationality | French |
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| Known for | First European to reach the Tuktut Nogait National Park area |
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Émile-Fortuné Petitot (Inuk name, Mitchi Pitchitork Tchikraynarm iyoyé, meaning "Mr. Petitot, son of the Sun") (December 3, 1838 – May 13, 1916) was a French Missionary Oblate who worked in the Canadian northwest as a cartographer, ethnologist, geographer, linguist, and writer. Returning to France later in life, he served as a parish priest and wrote of Northern Canada.