Adolphe-Basile Routhier

Sir
Adolphe-Basile Routhier
Routhier in c. 1890
Born(1839-05-08)May 8, 1839
Saint-Benoît (Saint-Placide), Lower Canada
DiedJune 27, 1920(1920-06-27) (aged 81)
Saint-Irénée-les-Bains, Quebec, Canada
Resting placeCimetière Notre-Dame-de-Belmont
NationalityCanadian
Occupation(s)lawyer, author, judge, and professor
Known forWriting the lyrics of the original French version of the Canadian national anthem "O Canada"
TitlePresident of the Royal Society of Canada
Term1913–1914
PredecessorFrank Dawson Adams
SuccessorAlfred 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]

  1. ^ "Saint-Placide (Municipalité)" (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec. Archived from the original on September 30, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2009.