He was the author of the famous poem "Un Canadien errant" ('A Wandering Canadian'), as well as the novels roman du terroirJean Rivard, le défricheur (1874) and its sequel, Jean Rivard, économiste (1876), among other works. He was the father of sociologist Léon Gérin.
Antoine Gérin-Lajoie was the eldest child of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, Sr., and Marie-Amable Gélinas, who had seventeen children in all, of which ten survived childhood. His family hailed from Savoie, France, and arrived in Canada when his grandfather Jean served in the army of Louis-Joseph de Montcalm. He did his classical studies at the Séminaire de Nicolet [fr], in Nicolet, which he entered in 1836.[1] In 1844, he travelled to Montreal to study law, and was admitted to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1848.
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He wrote "Un Canadien errant" in 1842 while taking his classical exams at the Séminaire de Nicolet. During his legal studies, he lived in poverty and worked for the newspaper La Minerve as a translator and corrector and later as an editor. He also served as the secretary of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society from 1845 until its reorganization in 1847. In 1849, he worked for the Ministry of Public Works and was named to the Library of Parliament in 1856, living alternately between Montreal and Toronto. In 1860 he moved to Quebec City when the government settled there, and became one of the founders of the literature magazines Les Soirées canadiennes and later Le Foyer canadien. His roman du terroir Jean Rivard, le défricheur appeared in the former magazine in 1862, and its sequel, Jean Rivard, économiste appeared in the latter magazine in 1864. In 1867, when the government moved to Ottawa, he moved there too where he continued to work as a librarian for the federal library. After getting struck with paralysis in 1880, he died two years later at the age of 58.
Works by Antoine Gérin-Lajoie at Faded Page (Canada)
Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
Archives of the Gerin-Lajoie family, including records concerning Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (Fonds famille Gérin-Lajoie, R11755), are held at Library and Archives Canada
antoine, gérin, lajoie, french, pronunciation, twan, ʒeʁɛ, laʒwa, august, 1824, august, 1882, québécois, canadian, lawyer, poet, novelist, portrait, edmond, joseph, massicotteborn, 1824, august, 1824yamachiche, lower, canadadiedaugust, 1882, 1882, aged, ottawa. Antoine Gerin Lajoie French pronunciation ɑ twan ʒeʁɛ laʒwa August 4 1824 August 7 1882 was a Quebecois Canadian lawyer poet and novelist Antoine Gerin LajoiePortrait of Antoine Gerin Lajoie by Edmond Joseph MassicotteBornAntoine Gerin Lajoie 1824 08 04 August 4 1824Yamachiche Lower CanadaDiedAugust 7 1882 1882 08 07 aged 58 Ottawa Ontario CanadaChildrenLeon GerinRelativesElzear Gerin brother Etienne Parent father in law He was the author of the famous poem Un Canadien errant A Wandering Canadian as well as the novels roman du terroir Jean Rivard le defricheur 1874 and its sequel Jean Rivard economiste 1876 among other works He was the father of sociologist Leon Gerin Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 References 4 External linksEarly life and education editAntoine Gerin Lajoie was the eldest child of Antoine Gerin Lajoie Sr and Marie Amable Gelinas who had seventeen children in all of which ten survived childhood His family hailed from Savoie France and arrived in Canada when his grandfather Jean served in the army of Louis Joseph de Montcalm He did his classical studies at the Seminaire de Nicolet fr in Nicolet which he entered in 1836 1 In 1844 he travelled to Montreal to study law and was admitted to the Bar of Lower Canada in 1848 Career editHe wrote Un Canadien errant in 1842 while taking his classical exams at the Seminaire de Nicolet During his legal studies he lived in poverty and worked for the newspaper La Minerve as a translator and corrector and later as an editor He also served as the secretary of the Saint Jean Baptiste Society from 1845 until its reorganization in 1847 In 1849 he worked for the Ministry of Public Works and was named to the Library of Parliament in 1856 living alternately between Montreal and Toronto In 1860 he moved to Quebec City when the government settled there and became one of the founders of the literature magazines Les Soirees canadiennes and later Le Foyer canadien His roman du terroir Jean Rivard le defricheur appeared in the former magazine in 1862 and its sequel Jean Rivard economiste appeared in the latter magazine in 1864 In 1867 when the government moved to Ottawa he moved there too where he continued to work as a librarian for the federal library After getting struck with paralysis in 1880 he died two years later at the age of 58 References edit Jean Charles Falardeau GERIN LAJOIE ANTOINE External links editWorks by Antoine Gerin Lajoie at Faded Page Canada Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online Archives of the Gerin Lajoie family including records concerning Antoine Gerin Lajoie Fonds famille Gerin Lajoie R11755 are held at Library and Archives Canada Jean Rivard scenes de la vie reelle on Bibliotheque mobile de litterature quebecoise HTML nbsp nbsp This article about a poet from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Antoine Gerin Lajoie amp oldid 1193390688, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
