Age, Biography and Wiki
Birth Day | November 21, 1643 |
Birth Place | France |
Age | 376 YEARS OLD |
Died On | Mar 19, 1687 (age 43) |
Birth Sign | Scorpio |
Net worth: $830 Million (2024)
About
French surveyor who explored much of Mississippi River basin and claimed it for France.
Before Fame
He was a Jesuit priest but left the order, and later became opposed to it.
Trivia
Hearing natives' tales of a great river called Ohio, he went out in search of it.
Family Life
He was raised alongside his brother and never married.
Associated With
The lands he claimed for France were not French for long-–Thomas Jefferson bought them with the Louisiana Purchase.