Fernand Ouellet
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1926 –
Who is Fernand Ouellet?
Fernand Ouellet, OC, FRSC, a French-Canadian author and educator, was educated at Université Laval and gained a PhD in 1965. He taught at Université Laval, Carleton University, and the University of Ottawa in 1961-1985, prior to joining the History Department at York University in 1986. Throughout his career, he used techniques imported from the social sciences, such as economics or psychology, to undermine the foundations of Quebec nationalism. His contributions to the historiographical debates over the British Conquest and the 1837 Rebellion have been especially controversial. In particular, he drew attention to the negative role played by women in Quebec society. More recently, he has accused fellow historians of trying to "normalize" Quebec's past, so as to provide a stronger justification of sovereignty
Ouellet has received numerous prizes, awards, and honors, including the Tyrell Medal of the Royal Society of Canada in 1969, the Governor General's Award for non-fiction in 1977, the Sir John A. Macdonald Prize of the Canadian Historical Association in 1977, and others. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, serving as honorary secretary from 1977 to 1980.
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- Born
- 1926
Québec - Nationality
- Canada
- Education
- Université Laval
- Employment
- York University
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on July 23, 2013
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