In contemporary academia, disasters are seen as the consequence of inappropriately managed risk. These risks are the product of a combination of both hazards and vulnerability. Hazards that strike in areas with low vulnerability will never become disasters, as is the case in uninhabited regions.
Samuel de Champlain (French: [samÉ¥Él dÉ ÊÉÌplÉÌ] born Samuel Champlain; on or before August 13, 1574 â December 25, 1635), The Father of New France, was a French navigator, cartographer, draughtsman, soldier, explorer, geographer, ethnologist, diplomat, and chronicler.
Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville. Michel-Ange Du Quesne de Menneville, Marquis Du Quesne (c. 1700 â 17 September 1778) was a French Governor General of New France. He was born in Toulon. Du Quesne served from 1752 through 1755, and is best known for his role in the French and Indian War.