Men of Letters (Acadia)

The Acadian Men of Letters are a group of literary figures who are noted for their work in Acadian history, literature, language, and culture. They were active from the 1880s to the 1930s and made up of Pascal Poirier, Placide Gaudet, Israël Landry, Ferdinand Robidoux and Anglophone John Clarence Webster. They were declared Persons of National Historic Significance in Canada in 1955 and have a plaque dedicated to them in Shediac, New Brunswick.

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