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Albéric Bourgeois
Albéric Bourgeois (November 29, 1876 – November 17, 1962) was a Canadian cartoonist, credited with creating the first continuing comic strip to use word balloons in Canada. Personal history and career Albéric Bourgeois was born November 29, 1876. He studied fine arts in Montréal until 1899, and continued in Boston, where he then landed a job at ''The Boston Post'' where he was producing ''The Education of Annie'' in 1902. He started at the newspaper ''La Patrie (Canadian newspaper), La Patrie'' when he returned to Montréal in 1903. He did Editorial cartoonist, political cartoons, as well as the comic strip ''Les Aventures de Timothée'', which may have been the first continuing French-speaking Quebecer, Québécois comic strip. Later, he spent 25 years as cartoonist for ''La Presse (Canadian newspaper), La Presse'', where he created a number of series, including ''Les Aventures de Toinon'' from 1905 to 1908, and ''Les Fables du Parc Lafontaine'' from 1906 to 1908. In Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montréal, Quebec
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal consid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
