Octave Crémazie
Octave Crémazie was born on April 16, 1827. See ranking, bio blurb, and everyone else born that day.
About Octave Crémazie
Octave Crémazie (French pronunciation: [ɔktav kʁemazi]; April 16, 1827 – January 16, 1879) was a French Canadian poet and bookseller born in Quebec City. Recognized both during and after his lifetime for his patriotic verse and his significant role in the cultural development of Quebec, Crémazie has been called "the father of French Canadian poetry." Octave was the youngest of the four surviving children of Jacques Crémazie and Marie-Anne Miville. From 1836 to 1844, he was a student at the Seminary of Quebec, where the priest John Holmes (American priest) introduced him to the works of the…