Rene-Robert Cavelier was a French surveyor born on November 21, 1643. He explored much of the Mississippi River basin and claimed it for France. His explorations helped to expand the French colonial empire and opened up the region to further exploration and settlement.
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💰 Net worth: $830 Million (2024)
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About
French surveyor who explored much of Mississippi River basin and claimed it for France.
Before Fame
He was a Jesuit priest but left the order, and later became opposed to it.
Trivia
Hearing natives' tales of a great river called Ohio, he went out in search of it.
Family Life
He was raised alongside his brother and never married.
Associated With
The lands he claimed for France were not French for long-–Thomas Jefferson bought them with the Louisiana Purchase.