Henri-Raymond Casgrain
Writer, Deceased Person
1831 – 1904
Who was Henri-Raymond Casgrain?
Henri-Raymond Casgrain was a French Canadian Roman Catholic priest, author, publisher, and historian.
Born in Rivière-Ouelle, Lower Canada, the son Charles-Eusèbe Casgrain and Eliza Anne Baby, he studied at College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière. In 1852, he enrolled in the Montreal School of Medicine and Surgery, but became a priest in 1856. He started teaching at the College of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière until he was forced to give up teaching because of ill health. In 1859, he was appointed curate of the parish of La Nativité-de-Notre-Dame at Beauport and was free to devote himself entirely to literary pursuits.
From 1889 to 1890, he was the president of the Royal Society of Canada.
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- Born
- Dec 16, 1831
Rivière-Ouelle, Quebec - Parents
- Nationality
- Canada
- Profession
- Died
- Feb 11, 1904
Quebec City
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on July 23, 2013
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