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Pierre-Esprit Radisson
French fur trader and explorer (d. 1710)
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Groseilliers and radisson biography of albert
For the icebreaker ship, see CCGS Pierre Radisson.
Pierre-Esprit Radisson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1636–1640 Possibly Avignon or Paris, France |
| Died | 1710 (aged 69–74) London, England |
| Occupation(s) | Explorer, fur trader, co-founder of Hudson's Bay Company |
Pierre-Esprit Radisson (1636/1640–1710) was a French coureur des bois and explorer in New France.
He is often linked to his brother-in-law Médard des Groseilliers. The decision of Radisson and Groseilliers to enter the English service led to the formation of the Hudson's Bay Company. His career was particularly notable for its repeated transitions between serving Britain and France.
There is no image of him other than that provided in his writings and those of the people who encountered him in New France, in Paris on the fringes of the court, on remote Hudson Bay, and in late Stuart London. Radisson should be considered