Georges Dugas

Born in 1833 and dying in 1928, Georges Dugas was a Canadian French-language writer and Catholic priest. He is associated with Saint-Jacques as his birthplace and Saint-Lin–Laurentides as the place of his death.

He wrote books that focused on the history of French Canada in the West, including religious communities, early colonization, and life in Manitoba and the Northwest. His name is still attached to works such as La Première Canadienne du Nord-Ouest, which helped preserve stories from that period.

Though not widely known today outside specialist readers, his books remain useful for anyone interested in French-Canadian history, Catholic missions, and the shaping of western Canada in the nineteenth century.