Antoine Gérin-Lajoie

Antoine Gérin-Lajoie
Portrait of Antoine Gérin-Lajoie, by Edmond-Joseph Massicotte
BornAntoine Gérin-Lajoie
(1824-08-04)August 4, 1824
Yamachiche, Lower Canada
DiedAugust 7, 1882(1882-08-07) (aged 58)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
ChildrenLéon Gérin
Relatives

Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʒeʁɛ̃ laʒwa]; August 4, 1824 – August 7, 1882) was a Québécois Canadian lawyer, poet and novelist.

He was the author of the famous poem "Un Canadien errant" ('A Wandering Canadian'), as well as the novels roman du terroir Jean Rivard, le défricheur (1874) and its sequel, Jean Rivard, économiste (1876), among other works. He was the father of sociologist Léon Gérin.