Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet was a Canadian

Canada

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 pharmacist

Pharmacist

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 and the founder of the company Brunet

Brunet (pharmacy)

Brunet is a group of pharmacists in Quebec, Canada.-History:Brunet's slogan, "En santé depuis 150 ans", is a double entendre and it is representative of the group's longevity. Wilfrid-Étienne Brunet founded the first Brunet pharmacy in 1855 in Quebec City, the largest one at the time...

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Born in Quebec City

Quebec City

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, Lower Canada

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, the son of Jean-Olivíer Brunet and Cécile-Adélaide Lagueux, Brunet studied at the Petit Séminaire de Québec

Petit Séminaire de Québec

Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...

from 1841 to 1850. From 1850 to 1855, he studied chemistry and pharmacy with his brother-in-law who was a pharmacist, Pierre-O. Giroux. In 1855, he opened a store in Quebec City. He received his license as a chemist and pharmacist in 1858.

In 1876, he became a city councilor for the Saint-Roch ward.