author
James Edward Le Rossignol
b. 1866
A Canadian-born economist who also wrote fiction rooted in French Canadian life, he moved easily between the classroom and the novel. His work joins sharp social thought with a lasting interest in Quebec's people, language, and traditions.
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Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada
by James Edward Le Rossignol
About the author
Born in Quebec City on October 24, 1866, he became known as a Canadian-born American professor of economics with a strong interest in socialism and public policy. He studied at McGill University and earned a doctorate at the University of Leipzig in 1892 before building a long academic career in North America.
He taught at several universities and is especially remembered at the University of Nebraska, where he helped shape business education and served as the first dean of its College of Business Administration. Alongside his academic writing on economics and social questions, he also published fiction.
His novels and stories often turned to Quebec settings, bringing French Canadian life to readers in a warm, observant way. That mix of scholar and storyteller makes his work unusual: he could write seriously about economic systems, then shift into vivid regional fiction such as Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada.