About Jean Nicolet

Jean Nicolet (Nicollet), Sieur de Belleborne was a French coureur des bois noted for discovering Lake Michigan, Mackinac Island, Green Bay, and being the first European to set foot in what is now the U.S. state of Wisconsin.

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Occupation: explorer
Citizenship: France
Born: 1598
Died: October 27, 1642

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Jean Nicolet

French explorer & independent fur-trader (Born: C.E.1598—Demised: C.E.1642)

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About Jean Nicolet

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Died: October 27, 1642

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