Louis Querbes was a 19th-century French Catholic priest who dedicated his life to education. Born in Lyon in 1793, he was ordained in 1816 and eventually served as the pastor of Saint-Bonnet in Vourles. To address the lack of educational resources following the French Revolution, he established a training school for lay teachers and founded the Clerics of Saint Viator in 1831. This religious order, which focuses on teaching, grew rapidly under his guidance and eventually expanded to include missions in Quebec.