Adrien Rouquette

Biography:

Adrien Rouquette was a writer and a Catholic missionary among the Choctaw Native Americans. His interest in the Choctaws began in his youth. He was sent north in 1824 to divert his mind from them. In 1829 he was sent to France and finished his collegiate studies in Paris Nantes and Rennes winning his baccalaureate in 1833. He returned to New Orleans and spent much time alone or among his Choctaw friends.