Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier | |
|---|---|
 Routhier in c. 1890 | |
| Born | May 8, 1839 Saint-Benoît (Saint-Placide), Lower Canada |
| Died | June 27, 1920 (aged 81) |
| Resting place | Cimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | lawyer, author, judge, and professor |
| Known for | Writing the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada" |
| Title | President of the Royal Society of Canada |
| Term | 1913–1914 |
| Predecessor | Frank Dawson Adams |
| Successor | Alfred Baker |
| Spouse |
Clorinde Mondelet (m. 1862) |
Sir Adolphe-Basile Routhier FRSC (French pronunciation: [adɔlf bazil ʁutje]; May 8, 1839 – June 27, 1920) was a Canadian judge, author, and lyricist. He wrote the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada". He was born in Saint-Placide, Quebec, to Charles Routhier and Angélique Lafleur.[1]
- ^ "Saint-Placide (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2009.