Laverdière was born in Château-Richer, East of Quebec City, on 23 October 1826. His parents, Charles Cauchon, dit Laverdière (Laverdière never used Cauchon as his family name) and Théotiste Cauchon, were farmers. He studied at the Séminaire de Québec from 1840 onward, and proved brilliant, being promoted to assistant professor of physics and collaborating to the foundation of the student newspaper, through which he published several collections of canticles. He was ordained in 1851.
Laverdière never did any parish duty, and would dedicate his life to teaching and scholarly work. Soon after his ordination he was officially appointed to the Seminary, and taught there until he was appointed to the chair of history at Université Laval in 1863, succeeding to Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Ferland (who had just been promoted to dean of the faculty, and died in 1865). In the meantime and in addition to his teaching duties at the seminary, he acted as de facto deputy librarian at the university and, in 1858, actual librarian. Laverdière also had an interest in archeology, though he worked relatively little in that area.
Laverdière published a number of works that are recognized for their outstanding quality. He participated in the 1858 publication of the Relations des Jésuites de la Nouvelle-France, for which he contributed a synoptic table of contents. His 1869 Histoire du Canada was used until the end of the century, and was described as "very accurate in relation to the historical knowledge of the time", but "severely judged from a pedagogical and literary point of view". It is a rare example of a French-Canadian school manual directly touting its nihil obstat. That same year he edited the second volume of Ferland's Cours d'histoire du Canada. His major works, however, remain the 1870 annotated edition of the compiled works of Samuel de Champlain. Œuvres de Champlain attracted considerable attention, and is still considered an important work, although Laverdière's opinion that the Jesuits had falsified the 1632 edition of Champlain remains controversial. Laverdière's other major work was the edition, in collaboration with Henri-Raymond Casgrain, of the Journal des Jésuites. When most prints of an early edition of that work were destroyed, Laverdière commented that it would merely mean that some misprints could be corrected for the next printing. He was abruptly stricken by apoplexy while discussing details of a new edition at a printing house on 10 March 1873.
An almost obsessive attention to detail (he could spend an entire day checking a single fact) marked Laverdière's work. An amiable man "of medium height, with keen black eyes, tanned complexion and square shoulders," he devoted his life to historical scholarship. His work, alongside that of other historians of the time like Narcisse-Eutrope Dionne and Louis-Philippe Turcotte, marked a revival of interest for history in late 19th century Quebec. Laverdière's papers are part of the collections of the Musée de la Civilisation.
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charles, honoré, laverdière, charles, honoré, cauchon, laverdière, october, 1826, march, 1873, french, canadian, priest, historian, born23, october, 1826château, richer, lower, canadadied10, march, 1873quebec, city, quebec, canadanationalitycanadianknown, fore. Charles Honore Cauchon dit Laverdiere 23 October 1826 10 March 1873 was a French Canadian priest and historian Charles Honore LaverdiereBorn23 October 1826Chateau Richer Lower CanadaDied10 March 1873Quebec City Quebec CanadaNationalityCanadianKnown forEdition of Samuel de Champlain s work and the Journal des Jesuites Scientific careerFieldsEarly Canadian history and archeologyInstitutionsLaval UniversityNotable studentsCharles Eusebe DionneBiography editLaverdiere was born in Chateau Richer East of Quebec City on 23 October 1826 His parents Charles Cauchon dit Laverdiere Laverdiere never used Cauchon as his family name and Theotiste Cauchon were farmers He studied at the Seminaire de Quebec from 1840 onward and proved brilliant being promoted to assistant professor of physics and collaborating to the foundation of the student newspaper through which he published several collections of canticles He was ordained in 1851 Laverdiere never did any parish duty and would dedicate his life to teaching and scholarly work Soon after his ordination he was officially appointed to the Seminary and taught there until he was appointed to the chair of history at Universite Laval in 1863 succeeding to Jean Baptiste Antoine Ferland who had just been promoted to dean of the faculty and died in 1865 In the meantime and in addition to his teaching duties at the seminary he acted as de facto deputy librarian at the university and in 1858 actual librarian Laverdiere also had an interest in archeology though he worked relatively little in that area Laverdiere published a number of works that are recognized for their outstanding quality He participated in the 1858 publication of the Relations des Jesuites de la Nouvelle France for which he contributed a synoptic table of contents His 1869 Histoire du Canada was used until the end of the century and was described as very accurate in relation to the historical knowledge of the time but severely judged from a pedagogical and literary point of view It is a rare example of a French Canadian school manual directly touting its nihil obstat That same year he edited the second volume of Ferland s Cours d histoire du Canada His major works however remain the 1870 annotated edition of the compiled works of Samuel de Champlain Œuvres de Champlain attracted considerable attention and is still considered an important work although Laverdiere s opinion that the Jesuits had falsified the 1632 edition of Champlain remains controversial Laverdiere s other major work was the edition in collaboration with Henri Raymond Casgrain of the Journal des Jesuites When most prints of an early edition of that work were destroyed Laverdiere commented that it would merely mean that some misprints could be corrected for the next printing He was abruptly stricken by apoplexy while discussing details of a new edition at a printing house on 10 March 1873 An almost obsessive attention to detail he could spend an entire day checking a single fact marked Laverdiere s work An amiable man of medium height with keen black eyes tanned complexion and square shoulders he devoted his life to historical scholarship His work alongside that of other historians of the time like Narcisse Eutrope Dionne and Louis Philippe Turcotte marked a revival of interest for history in late 19th century Quebec Laverdiere s papers are part of the collections of the Musee de la Civilisation References editPaquin Michel Laverdiere Charles Honore Dictionary of Canadian Biography online Retrieved 2007 11 24 Herbermann Charles ed 1913 Charles Honore Laverdiere Catholic Encyclopedia New York Robert Appleton Company Thwaites Reuben Gold 1898 The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents Vol XXVII Cleveland Burrows Brothers Company p 307 Archived from the original on 2016 03 21 Retrieved 2007 11 28 Dictionnaire des Auteurs L Les Manuels scolaires quebecois in French Laval University Library Retrieved 2007 06 28 Fonds Charles Honore Laverdiere Seminaire de Quebec Etat general des fonds in French Centre de reference de l Amerique francaise Archived from the original on 2009 01 31 Retrieved 2007 11 28 External links editWorks by Charles Honore Laverdiere at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Charles Honore Laverdiere at Internet ArchivePortals nbsp Biography nbsp Catholicism nbsp Canada Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Honore Laverdiere amp oldid 1186833022, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
