Alfred Garneau (December 20, 1836–1904) was a poet who was born in

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. His father was

François-Xavier Garneau François-Xavier Garneau (June 15, 1809 – February 2 or February 3, 1866) was a nineteenth-century French Canadian notary, poet, civil servant and liberal who wrote a three-volume history of the French Canadian nation entitled ''Histoire du Can ...

Garneau's Life

Alfred was the eldest son of François-Xavier Garneau (1809-1866).W. Stewart WALLACE, ed., The Encyclopedia of Canada, Vol. III, Toronto, University Associates of Canada, 1948, 396p., p. 9. Alfred was a well-educated young boy, who went to a

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and was called in 1860. After the seminary, he then studied to become a lawyer. In 1861 he joined the

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, and was appointed to Chief French Translator for the

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in 1873. His grandson Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau (1912-1943) was a poet and painter.

Garneau's Works

Alfred Garneau's works include the ''Le Foyer Canadien'', ''Histoire du Canada'', and ''Poésies''. Alfred worked on these articles as an editor and as an author, some say he had co-written these books, while others say he had others write for him.

References

1836 births 1904 deaths 19th-century Canadian poets Province of Canada people Canadian male poets Poets from Quebec Canadian poets in French 19th-century Canadian male writers 19th-century Canadian translators {{Canada-poet-stub