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Claude-Jean Allouez
1622Jun, 6

Claude-Jean Allouez

Claude-Jean Allouez, French-American missionary and explorer (d. 1689)
Claude Jean Allouez (June 6, 1622 – August 28, 1689) was a Jesuit missionary and French explorer of North America. He established a number of missions among the indigenous people living near Lake Superior.

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