Jean Nicolet
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Jean Nicolet was a 17th-century French explorer and interpreter best known for being among the first Europeans to travel into the Great Lakes region of North America and make contact with Indigenous peoples there.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Nicolet canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
French person
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explorer ⓘ human ⓘ interpreter ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Algonquin peoples
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Huron-Wendat NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous peoples of the Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Quebec City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | drowning ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1598 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1642-10-27 ⓘ |
| employer |
Compagnie des Cent-Associés
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French colonial administration in New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | French ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Fox River valley
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Great Lakes NERFINISHED ⓘ Green Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | New France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
acting as interpreter between French colonists and Indigenous nations
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being among the first Europeans to reach Lake Michigan ⓘ voyage to the region of present-day Wisconsin ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
French
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Indigenous languages of the Algonquian family ⓘ |
| notableEvent | voyage west from Quebec to the Great Lakes in the 1630s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early contact with Indigenous peoples of the western Great Lakes
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early exploration of the Great Lakes region of North America ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
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interpreter ⓘ trader ⓘ |
| partOf |
French colonization of North America
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history of Wisconsin ⓘ history of the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Cherbourg
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France ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
New France
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near Quebec City ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Catholicism
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| residence |
New France
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Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedAs | go-between in diplomacy between French and Indigenous nations ⓘ |
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