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

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Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé

French Canadian writer and seigneur

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gaspé 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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