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Adolphe-Basile Routhier

Adolphe-Basile Routhier, Canadian judge, author, and songwriter (died 1920)

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Born
May 8, 1839
Died
June 27, 1920
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1839

About Adolphe-Basile Routhier

Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born in Saint-Placide, Quebec, to Charles Routhier and Angélique Lafleur. Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (French pronunciation:; May 8, 1839 – June 27, 1920) was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. Routhier practised law in Kamouraska until he was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1873 (as Chief Justice from 1904 to 1906) and local judge in admiralty of the Exchequer Court of Canada (from 1897 to 1906). Routhier ran as a Conservative candidate for the riding of Kamouraska in several federal elections, but he was never elected. Routhier wrote a number of books under the name Jean Piquefort.

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Adolphe-Basile Routhier timeline

  1. Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier (French pronunciation:; May 8, 1839 – June 27, 1920) was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist.
  2. Routhier practised law in Kamouraska until he was appointed to the Quebec Superior Court in 1873 (as Chief Justice from 1904 to 1906) and local judge in admiralty of the Exchequer Court of Canada (from 1897 to 1906).

The world when Adolphe-Basile Routhier was born

Adolphe-Basile Routhier was born in 1839. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineFirst Opium War begins between Britain and China
  • Technology milestonePhotography (daguerreotype) announced to the world
  • Notable inventionDaguerreotype camera
  • World population~1.19B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderMartin Van Buren
  • U.S. population16.7M

1839 versus 2026

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Measure18392026
Population16.7M341 million

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