Jacques Marquette

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Jesuit missionary explorer human

Jacques Marquette was a 17th-century French Jesuit missionary and explorer known for his expeditions in the Great Lakes region and along the Mississippi River.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Jesuit missionary → explorer → human →
activeYears	1660s → 1670s →
coExplorerWith	Louis Jolliet →
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of France →
dateOfBirth	1637-06-01 →
dateOfDeath	1675-05-18 →
describedBySource	Jesuit Relations →
educatedAt	Jesuit colleges in France →
ethnicGroup	French →
explored	Fox River (Wisconsin) → Great Lakes region → Illinois River → Mississippi River → Wisconsin River →
familyName	Marquette →
foundedSettlement	mission at Sault Ste. Marie → mission at St. Ignace →
givenName	Jacques →
hasMonument	statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection (U.S. Capitol) →
hasPlaceNamedAfter	Marquette University → Marquette, Michigan → Père Marquette Park →
knownFor	Jesuit missions among Indigenous peoples in North America → early mapping of the Mississippi River →
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned	Algonquian languages → French → Huron → Latin →
mannerOfDeath	natural causes →
memberOf	Society of Jesus →
notableAchievement	co-led one of the first recorded European expeditions down the Mississippi River →
notableWork	exploration of the Mississippi River → missionary work among Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes →
occupation	explorer → missionary → priest →
partOf	French colonization of the Americas →
placeOfBirth	Kingdom of France → Laon →
placeOfDeath	New France → near present-day Ludington, Michigan →
religion	Catholicism →
sexOrGender	male →
workedAsMissionaryIn	Great Lakes region → New France →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Marquette Building → Marquette County, Michigan → Marquette Park → Marquette University → Marquette, Michigan → Marquette, Michigan → Pere Marquette River →	namedAfter
Louis Jolliet →	partnerInExpedition
Upper Mississippi Valley →	wasExploredBy