Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé
Aubert de Gaspé, lithograph from a photograph taken in 1863–64
Born(1786-10-30)30 October 1786
Quebec City, Province of Quebec, British North America
Died29 January 1871(1871-01-29) (aged 84)
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
OccupationWriter and seigneur

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé (French pronunciation: [filip ʒozɛf obɛʁ də ɡaspe]; 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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