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Jean Bourdon

New France engineer, surveyor and attorney-general (1601–1668)
Person human Q3170920

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
1601, 1601[10]
Date of death
1668, January 12, 1668[11]
Place of birth
Rouen
Place of death
Quebec City
Country of citizenship
France[18]
Occupation
engineer, surveyor, cartographer, lawyer, explorer, politician, official[19][20]
Spouse
Jacqueline Potel, Anne Gasnier[13][14]
Child
Anne Bourdon, Marguerite Bourdon, Jean-François Bourdon de Dombourg[15][16][17]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[27]
Archives at
Rare Books and Special Collections[22]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[30]
Date of burial or cremation
January 13, 1668[29]
Described by source
The Catholic Encyclopedia[26]
Family name
Bourdon[23]
Given name
Jean[24]
Manner of death
natural causes[25]
Number of children
+8[28]
Place of burial
Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sieur de Saint-François en Jean Bourdon en M. de Saint-Jean en Sieur de Saint-Francois ar جان بوردن fr M. de Saint-Jean fr Sieur de Saint-François ru Бурдон, Жан ru Жан Бурдон
🔖 Identifiers · 21
ISNI
000000007821910X
VIAF cluster ID
89730392
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
JeanBourdon.jpg ↗
BAnQ authority ID
0000099065
BabelNet ID
03536181n
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
152950159
Catholic Encyclopedia ID
02719b
Dictionary of Canadian Biography ID
bourdon_jean_1
FranceArchives agent ID
334841666
Freebase ID
/m/0gq7pd
Geni.com profile ID
6000000032994274126
IdRef ID
193614189
Show all 21 identifiers +9
Open Library ID
OL5298363A
Prabook ID
2200569
Québec cultural heritage directory people ID
8365
Roglo person ID
p=jean;n=bourdon;oc=25
SNAC ARK ID
w6p310h5
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV12026713
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/303757
WikiTree person ID
Bourdon-106
Yale LUX ID
person/a3dc844a-fc46-41f5-b380-3fad7574cfcd

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 7
lawyer, politician, engineer, official, explorer, surveyor, cartographer
Country of citizenship 1
France
Described by source 1
The Catholic Encyclopedia
Given name 1
Jean
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Rouen
Place of burial 1
Notre-Dame Basilica-Cathedral
Place of death 1
Quebec City
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Jean Bourdon was born in 1601[1] in Rouen[2]. He died in 1668[3] in Quebec City[4]. He worked as an engineer[5], surveyor[6], cartographer[7], lawyer[8], and explorer[9].

FAQs

Where was Jean Bourdon born?

Jean Bourdon's place of birth was Rouen[2].

Where did Jean Bourdon die?

Jean Bourdon passed away in Quebec City[4].

Who was Jean Bourdon married to?

Jean Bourdon's spouses include Jacqueline Potel[13] and Anne Gasnier[14].

What did Jean Bourdon do for work?

Jean Bourdon worked as an engineer[5], surveyor[6], cartographer[7], lawyer[8], and explorer[9].

Related Entities

France lawyer

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . Banque de noms de lieux du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [15] ↑ . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [8] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [9] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca. Retrieved . archivalcollections.library.mcgill.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [10] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [11] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 22w ago · Bargioni · 2026-06-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of citizenship → France
    Described by source → The Catholic Encyclopedia
    Sex or gender → male
    Occupation → engineer, surveyor, cartographer +4
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