Clarent-Salluste-Hermycle Duval (February 1852 - July 1917) was a Canadian

Canada

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 doctor

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 of medicine

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, inventor, engineer

Engineer

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, organist

Organist

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, musician

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 and professor

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 of Mathematics

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 & Mechanics

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 at Université Laval

Université Laval

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 and at the École Polytechnique de Montréal

École Polytechnique de Montréal

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. Duval was born in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec

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 and is primarily known for his improvements to the organ

Organ (music)

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.

Family

Salluste Duval is the son of Louis-Zepirin Duval, the Notary

Civil law notary

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 of the Seigneur

Seigneurial system of New France

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 in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, and nephew to Eleonore Verreai, who was the daughter of another notary; Germain-Alexandre Verreau. Throughout Duval's early life he was inspired by his mother's career as an educator, finding himself interested in science

Science

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, physics

Physics

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, mechanics, and music. Duval was claimed to be a tinkerer

Tinkerer

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 as a child and later became an inventor and engineer.

Death

In July 1917, Salluste Duval died in Montreal

Montreal

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 at his home on Wolfe Street. Duval was buried in Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Quebec.

External links

• Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online