Fleury Mesplet [SEP] occupation
Fleury Mesplet
Fleury Mesplet (January 10, 1734 – January 24, 1794) was a French-born Canadian printer best known for founding the "Montreal Gazette", Quebec's oldest daily newspaper, in 1778.
Biography.
Mesplet was born in Marseille, France, and was apprenticed as a printer in Lyon. He emigrated to London in 1773 where he set up shop in Covent Garden.
In 1774 he emigrated to Philadelphia; it is thought that he may have been persuaded to do so by Benjamin
L'imprimeur des Libertés : Fleury Mesplet (1734-1794) : roman historique", Montréal: Éditions Point de Fuite, 391 p.
- Lagrave, Jean-Paul de (1994). "L'Époque de Voltaire au Canada: biographie politique de Fleury Mesplet, imprimeur", Montreal: L'Étincelle éditeur, 502 p.
- Lagrave, Jean-Paul de (1985). "Fleury Mesplet, 1734-1794 : diffuseur des Lumières au Québec", Montréal : Patenaude, 503 p.
- McLachlan, Robert Wallace (