Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet
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Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet | |
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Died | March 7, 1899 | (aged 66)
Known for | pharmacist |
Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet (October 21, 1832 – March 7, 1899) was a Canadian pharmacist and the founder of the company Brunet.
Born in Quebec City, Lower Canada, the son of Jean-Olivier Brunet and Cécile-Adélaide Lagueux, Brunet studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec from 1841 to 1850. From 1850 to 1855, he studied chemistry and pharmacy with his brother-in-law who was a pharmacist, Pierre-O. Giroux. He established a shop in Quebec City in 1855. In 1858, he was granted a licence to practise as a chemist and chemist.
In 1876, he became a Quebec City Councillor for the Saint-Roch ward.
References
[edit]- "Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet". Dictionary of Canadian Biography (online ed.). University of Toronto Press. 1979–2016.