Michel Bibaud (19 January 1782 – 3 August 1857) was a Canadian writer and educator in
Montreal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...
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In 1813 Bibaud began working as a journalist for ''Le Spectateur'' in Montreal.
Later he became the founder and editor of ''La Bibliothèque canadienne'' with the close assistance of
Joseph-Marie Bellenger Joseph-Marie Bellenger (15 April 1788 – 6 May 1856) was a Catholic priest and missionary in Canada. In addition, he was active in journalism for a period.
Bellenger was notable, in part, for his work in journalism. One important period was fr ...
. His body of work was diverse and large. The historical content has importance to the events of the time.
Bibaud is credited with the first book written in verse by a Canadian. It was entitled ''Épîtres, Satires, Chansons, Épigrammes et Autres Pièces de vers'' and was published in 1830. His son,
François-Maximilien, became a widely published writer on diverse topics concerning law and judicial matters.
References
External links
Biography at ''the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''*
1782 births
1857 deaths
19th-century Canadian poets
Canadian male journalists
Canadian male poets
Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)
Canadian poets in French
19th-century Canadian male writers
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