Definition of Louis Jolliet

1. Noun. French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700).

Exact synonyms: Joliet, Jolliet, Louis Joliet
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Explorer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Louis Jolliet

Louis Braille
Louis Burt Mayer
Louis Charles Alfred de Musset
Louis Comfort Tiffany
Louis Eugene Felix Neel
Louis Henri Sullivan
Louis Henry Sullivan
Louis I
Louis II
Louis III
Louis IV
Louis IX
Louis Isadore Kahn
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre
Louis Joliet
Louis Jolliet (current term)
Louis Leakey
Louis Pasteur
Louis Quatorzian
Louis Seymour Bazett Leakey
Louis Stanton Auchincloss
Louis Sullivan
Louis Untermeyer
Louis V
Louis VI
Louis VII
Louis VIII
Louis Victor de Broglie
Louis X
Louis XI

Literary usage of Louis Jolliet

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Indiana Historical Society Publications by Indiana Historical Society (1895)
"Married at Quebec October 7, 1675, to Louis Jolliet, son of the late Jean ... Louis Jolliet died between May and September, 1700, on one of the Mingan ..."

2. History of the United States of America: From the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1888)
"The long-expected discovery of the Mississippi was at hand, to be accomplished by James Marquette and by Louis Jolliet. The enterprise was favored by Talon, ..."

3. History of the United States of America, from the Discovery of the Continent by George Bancroft (1883)
"The long-expected discovery of the Mississippi was at hand, to be accomplished by James Marquette and by Louis Jolliet. The enterprise was favored by Talon, ..."

4. Daytrips Quebec by Karen Desrosiers (2003)
"The lower station of the funiculaire ® is located in the Maison Louis- Jolliet. 16 Rue du Petit-Champlain. This two-story stone house, built in 1683, ..."

5. Early Narratives of the Northwest, 1634-1699 by Louise Phelps Kellogg (1917)
"After finding this mine 1 Louis Jolliet was Canadian born, baptized at Quebec in September, 1645. He had been a student at the Jesuit college until 1666, ..."

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