Nicolet Seminary Explained
The Nicolet Seminary College (French: Séminaire de Nicolet) was a school in what is now Quebec. Founded in 1803 at the town of Nicolet, Lower Canada, it was the third institution providing a classical education in the province.[1]
From 1826, the building of the Séminaire de Nicolet was planned by Jérôme Demers, working with architect Thomas Baillairgé.[2]
The school closed in 1863.
Notable alumni
- Philippe-Ignace François Aubert de Gaspé (1786–1871), writer and lawyer[3]
- Joseph-Guillaume Barthe (1816–1893), writer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada[4]
- Étienne Parent (1802–1874), writer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada[5]
- Joseph-Édouard Turcotte (1808)–1864), lawyer, journalist, member of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada[6]
References
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Notes and References
- Lessard . Caude . June 1971 . LE COLLÈGE-SÉMINAIRE DE NICOLET (1803–1863) . The Nicolet Seminary College (1803–1863) . Revue d'Histoire de l'Amérique Française . fr . 25 . 1 . 63–88 . 10.7202/303041ar . EBSCOHost.
- News: Grignon . Marc . March 4, 2015 . Architectural History: 1759–1867 . 2024-07-21 . the Canadian Encyclopedia.
- Web site: Lacourcière . Luc . 1972 . AUBERT DE GASPÉ, PHILIPPE-JOSEPH . 2024-07-21 . Dictionary of Canadian Biography, Vol. 10.
- Book: Nadeau, Jean-Guy . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 1990 . University of Toronto/Université Laval . 12 . BARTHE, JOSEPH-GUILLAUME . 2024-07-21 . https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/barthe_joseph_guillaume_12E.html#citations.
- Book: Falardeau, Jean-Charles . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 2020 . University of Toronto/Université Laval . 10 . PARENT, ÉTIENNE . 2024-07-21 . https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/parent_etienne_10E.html.
- Book: Pothier, Louisette . Dictionary of Canadian Biography . 1976 . University of Toronto/Université Laval . 9 . TURCOTTE, JOSEPH-ÉDOUARD . 2024-07-21 . https://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/turcotte_joseph_edouard_9E.html.
