Philippe Aubert de Gaspé (October 30th 1786 - January 29th 1871) is a writer of French language born in the British colony of the Province of Quebec (today the Quebec).

Biography

The family of Gaspé is originating in the French Noblesse. Philippe Aubert de Gaspé would go down from the Québécois business man, Charles Aubert of Chesnaye. He was born with Quebec. He made there his studies with the Séminaire of 1798 with 1806. He became lawyer in 1811. Of 1804 with 1816, he is in turn lieutenant of militia of Quebec, then Capitaine and Major, and finally Shérif of the district of Quebec. Then it is other with dimensions of the barrier since recognized guilty of Embezzlement.
Relieved of its functions, it takes refuge with the field of his mother with Port-Jolly. It helps there his son Philippe Aubert de Gaspé Fils to write the book which crowned it first novelist québécois.
Of 1838 with 1841, it is imprisoned for Dette. Then it returns to Quebec in 1842. It is on the end of its life that it will write its writings half novel half memory. He dies in Quebec.

The municipality of Saint-Aubert (Quebec) was named in its honor.

Its work

• the Former Canadians (1863)
• Memories (1866)
• Various (1893)

(Notes: Certain news appeared in the Canadian Foyer , in 1866, Femme of the tribe of the Foxes ; the Wolf-Yellow ; the Statue of the general Wolfe ; the Indian village of the Young person-Lorette . Published by his/her son, Alfred Aubert de Gaspé).

See too

Related article

• Philippe Aubert de Gaspé, wire, his/her son and homonymous

External bonds

• '' the Former Canadians '' with the editions of '' the electronic Library of Quebec '' (pdf)

• '' Mémoires '' with the editions of '' the electronic Library of Quebec '' (pdf)
• '' Divers '' with the editions of '' the electronic Library of Quebec '' (pdf)

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