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Toussaint Charbonneau (March 20, 1767 – August 12, 1843) was a French Canadian explorer, fur trapper and merchant who is best known for his role in the Lewis and Clark Expedition as the husband of Sacagawea.
Bernard Charbonneau (November 28, 1910 – April 28, 1996) was a French writer who wrote about twenty books and numerous articles, published in La Gueule Ouverte, Foi et Vie, La République des Pyrénées. An apolitical and independent thinker, he is considered to be a major inspiration for various French ecological movements.
Charbonneau is a surname of French origin given as a nickname for someone with a dark complexion. [1] People with that name include: Agnes Charbonneau (1897–1957), ...
Charbonneau Commission, a commission of inquiry in Quebec, Canada into potential corruption in the management of public construction contracts Hotel Charbonneau , Priest River, Idaho Olivier-Charbonneau Bridge , on the Rivière des Prairies, between Laval and Montreal
Jean Baptiste Charbonneau (February 11, 1805 – May 16, 1866), sometimes known in childhood as Pompey or Little Pomp, was an American explorer, guide, fur trapper, trader, military scout during the Mexican–American War, alcalde (mayor) of Mission San Luis Rey de Francia and a gold digger and hotel operator in Northern California.
The Commission of Inquiry on the Awarding and Management of Public Contracts in the Construction Industry (French: Commission d'enquête sur l'octroi et la gestion des contrats publics dans l'industrie de la construction, also known as the Charbonneau Commission) was a public inquiry in Quebec, Canada into potential corruption in the management of public construction contracts.
Olivier Charbonneau (France, Aunis c. 1613 [1] Île de Montréal 20 November 1687 [2]) was a frontiersman who lived in Old Montreal in New France. Charbonneau started his working life as a sewer cleaner in Marans, Charente-Maritime .
Charbonneau wrote five novels and one book of poetry in his lifetime. He was well known for promoting the autonomy of Quebec literature. In his essay, Connaissance du personnage , he put forth his position that the role of a novel is not to reflect an era or a society but to emphasize man's spiritual quest, his search for identity.