Louis Jolliet
Deceased Person
1645 – 1700
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Who was Louis Jolliet?
Louis Jolliet, also known as Louis Joliet, was a French Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. Jolliet and Jesuit Father Jacques Marquette, a Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map much of the Mississippi River in 1673.
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