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Samuel de Champlain   /sˈæmjul di ʃæmplˈeɪn/   Listen
Samuel de Champlain

noun
1.
French explorer in Nova Scotia who established a settlement on the site of modern Quebec (1567-1635).  Synonym: Champlain.





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"Samuel de Champlain" Quotes from Famous Books



... other hand, the Biographie Saintongeoise says that he came from a family of fishermen. The most important facts would seem to be these. In Champlain's own marriage contract his father is styled 'Antoine de Champlain, Capitaine de la Marine.' The same document styles Champlain himself 'Samuel de Champlain.' A petition in which he asks for a continuation of his pension (circ. 1630) styles him in its opening words 'Le Sieur de Champlain' and afterwards 'le dit sieur Champlain' in two places, while in six places ...
— The Founder of New France - A Chronicle of Champlain • Charles W. Colby
 
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Words linked to "Samuel de Champlain" :   explorer, adventurer



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