Antoine Gérin-Lajoie

Antoine Gérin-Lajoie

Antoine Gérin-Lajoie (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan ʒeʁɛ̃ laʒwa]; August 4, 1824 – August 7, 1882) was a Québécois Canadian lawyer, poet and novelist. He was the author of the famous poem "Un Canadien errant" ('A Wandering Canadian'), as well as the novels roman du terroir Jean Rivard, le défricheur (1874) and its sequel, Jean Rivard, économiste (1876), among other works. He was the father of sociologist Léon Gérin.

Birth and Death Data: Born Yamachiche (municipality in Mauricie, Quebec, Canada), Died August 4, 1882 (Ottawa (capital city of Canada) )

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1918

Roles Represented in DAHR: author

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Recordings

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role	Audio
Columbia	84395	10-in.	May 1918	Un Canadien errant	L. Guillaume Dupuis ; Quatuor Octave Pelletier	Male vocal quartet, with piano	author

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Gérin-Lajoie, Antoine," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106361.

Gérin-Lajoie, Antoine. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106361.

"Gérin-Lajoie, Antoine." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/106361

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LCNAR: Gérin-Lajoie, Antoine, 1824-1882 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91084689

Wikidata: Antoine Gérin-Lajoie - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2854044

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Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/290657 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/290657

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