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'''Samuel de Champlain''' (1567-1635) was a [[French]] [[cartography|cartographer]] who explored the [[New World]], founding a colony in [[Quebec]] in 1608. He also discovered [[Lake Champlain]], which is named after him. He is often often called the Father of Canada. [[File:Champlain.jpg|thumb|280px]]
'''Samuel de Champlain''' (1567-1635) was a [[French]] [[cartography|cartographer]] who explored the [[New World]], founding a colony in [[Quebec]] in 1608. He also discovered [[Lake Champlain]], which is named after him. He is often often called the Father of Canada. [[File:Champlain.jpg|thumb|280px]]
==Life==
==Life==
Champlain was born in Brouage, France, about 1567. He learned seamanship from his father, the master of a fishing vessel. He fought in the army of King Henry IV during the civil wars in Brittany, from about 1593 to 1598, attaining the junior rank of maréchal des logis, or billeting officer. He went to Spain, and through the favor of his uncle, who was a shipmaster in the Spanish service, made a journey to the West Indies and Mexico. On returning to France in 1601 he wrote a picturesque account of his travels.<ref> However some scholars belive it is a hoax.</ref>
Champlain was born in Brouage, France, about 1567. He learned seamanship from his father, the master of a fishing vessel. He fought in the army of King Henry IV during the civil wars in Brittany, from about 1593 to 1598, attaining the junior rank of maréchal des logis, or billeting officer. He went to Spain, and through the favor of his uncle, who was a shipmaster in the Spanish service, made a journey to the West Indies and Mexico. On returning to France in 1601 he wrote a picturesque account of his travels.<ref> However some scholars belive it is a hoax.</ref>
==Discovery==
==Discovery==
Eager for travel and discovery, Champlain found a place on the 120-ton ''Bonne Renommée'', which sailed for Canada in the spring of 1603 to explore the upper St. Lawrence and to buy furs from the Indians. He ascended the river in a pinnace as far as the Lachine Rapids, at the present Montreal, where he dealt with the Algonquin Indians. On his return to France, he published a record of his journey, an appeal for exploration and colonization.
Eager for travel and discovery, Champlain found a place on the 120-ton ''Bonne Renommée'', which sailed for Canada in the spring of 1603 to explore the upper St. Lawrence and to buy furs from the Indians. He ascended the river in a pinnace as far as the Lachine Rapids, at the present Montreal, where he dealt with the Algonquin Indians. On his return to France, he published a record of his journey, an appeal for exploration and colonization.
==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
* Bishop, Morris. ''Champlain: the life of fortitude'' (1948).
* Bishop, Morris. ''Champlain: the life of fortitude'' (1948).
* Dix, Edwin Asa. ''Champlain, the Founder of New France'' (1903), 246 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=rgAFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:Champlain+date:1900-1922&lr=&num=30&as_brr=1 complete edition online]
* Dix, Edwin Asa. ''Champlain, the Founder of New France'' (1903), 246 pages [http://books.google.com/books?id=rgAFAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=intitle:Champlain+date:1900-1922&lr=&num=30&as_brr=1 complete edition online]
* Fischer, David, Hackett. ''Champlain's Dream'' (2008), major interpretive study by leading scholar. [http://www.amazon.com/Champlains-Dream-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/1416593322/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240057441&sr=8-5 excerpts and text search]
* Fischer, David, Hackett. ''Champlain's Dream'' (2008), major interpretive study by leading scholar. [http://www.amazon.com/Champlains-Dream-David-Hackett-Fischer/dp/1416593322/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1240057441&sr=8-5 excerpts and text search]
* Morison, Samuel Eliot. ''Samuel De Champlain, Father of New France'' (1972), standard scholarly biography
* Morison, Samuel Eliot. ''Samuel De Champlain, Father of New France'' (1972), standard scholarly biography
* [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34237&query=Samuel%20AND%20de%20AND%20Champlain Trudel, Marcel. "Champlain, Sanuel de," ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'']
* [http://www.biographi.ca/EN/ShowBio.asp?BioId=34237&query=Samuel%20AND%20de%20AND%20Champlain Trudel, Marcel. "Champlain, Sanuel de," ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography'']
===Primary sources===
===Primary sources===
* Samuel de Champlain. ''Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, 1604-1618'' (1907) 377 pages [http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/c#a2130 online edition]
* Samuel de Champlain. ''Voyages of Samuel de Champlain, 1604-1618'' (1907) 377 pages [http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/c#a2130 online edition]
[[Category:Canadian History]]
[[Category:Canadian History]]
[[category:Quebec]]
[[category:Quebec]]
[[Category:Age of Exploration]]