14424 Laval | Discovered 1991 Sept. 30 by Spacewatch at Kitt Peak. |
Located in Quebec City, Université Laval was founded as the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by Monseigneur François de Laval, the first bishop of New France. Granted a royal charter in 1852, it was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French. |
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