Jacques-François le Sueur

Jacques-François le Sueur
Born(1685-07-22)July 22, 1685 or 1686
Coutances, Normandy or Lunel, Languedoc, France
Died(1760-04-28)April 28, 1760 or 1755
Montreal or Quebec, Canada
Other namesFrançois Eustache, Jacques François, Jacques
OccupationsJesuit missionary, linguist
Years active1715–1753
Known forAbnaki missions in Canada; Abnaki dictionary and religious writings
Notable workHistory of the Calumet and of the Dance (1744)

Jacques-François le Sueur (French pronunciation: [ʒak fʁɑ̃swa lə sɥœʁ]), also known as François Eustache ([østaʃ]), Jacques François, and Jacques, was an 18th-century French Jesuit missionary and linguist, of the Abnaki missions in Canada.

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