Samuel de Champlain was a French explorer born in 1567 who lived in New France from 1605 until his death in 1635. He founded Quebec City in 1608 and was known as the "Father of New France." As an explorer, sailor, and governor of New France, Champlain made maps, built fur trading posts, and battled against enemies like the Iroquois as he sought to establish French settlements in the new land.