Conrad Laforte

Male, Deceased Person

1921 – 2008

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Who was Conrad Laforte?

Conrad Laforte was a Québécois ethnologist and librarian. Born in Kénogami, he studied in Chicoutimi, the Université Laval, and finally the Université de Montréal. He created the Catalogue de la Chanson Folklorique Francaise which contains 80,000 entries.

In 1982 he was elected to membership in the Royal Society of Canada. His honors include the Marius-Barbeau Medal and the Raymond-Casgrain Prize.

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Born
Nov 10, 1921
Jonquière
Education
  • Laval University
  • Université de Montréal
Died
Sep 4, 2008

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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