Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673, Jolliet and Jacques Marquette, a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary, were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.

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Occupation: explorer, fur trader
Citizenship: Kingdom of France
Born: September 21, 1645
Died: 1700

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Louis Jolliet

Canadian explorer

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