Samuel de Champlain October 24, 2013 - Opening of the Grevin Montreal Museum - Samuel De Champlain.
Samuel de Champlain (August 13, 1574 – December 25, 1635), "The Father of New France", was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler. He founded New France and Quebec City on July 3, 1608. He is important to Canadian history because he made the first accurate map of the coast and he helped establish the settlements.
