Ephrem Chouinard

Born in Lévis on April 5, 1854, he left school young and went to work for the commercial firm Hamel et frères. He later became a trusted representative in Europe, traveling there many times, and in 1899 joined another wholesale business as a buyer.

Alongside his business career, he wrote extensively. Surviving library records connect him with poems, public lectures, and books such as Petit histoire des grandes rois de Angleterre, Le parler français à Québec, and the wartime satire Le Kaiser en enfer. His writing suggests a taste for humor, observation, and an interest in both history and spoken French.

He died in 1918. Although he is not widely known today, his books remain valuable for readers interested in Québec's literary past and the texture of French-language writing in his era.