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Marc-Adélard Tremblay

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Marc-Adélard Tremblay
Born(1922-04-24)April 24, 1922
DiedMarch 20, 2014(2014-03-20) (aged 91)
OccupationAnthropologist
TitlePresident of the Royal Society of Canada
Term1981-1984
PredecessorRobert Edward Bell
SuccessorAlexander Gordon McKay
AwardsOrder of Canada
National Order of Quebec

Marc-Adélard Tremblay, OC GOQ MSRC (24 April 1922 – 20 March 2014) was a Canadian anthropologist.[1][2]

Born in Les Éboulements, Quebec, he was educated at Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and Cornell University.

He was a Professor of Anthropology at the Université Laval and was Dean of the Graduate School from 1971 to 1979. From 1981 to 1984, he was the President of the Royal Society of Canada.

In 1980, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his important contribution to social anthropology through his research, his many writings and his commitment to community enterprises, to which he has lent his considerable expertise".[3] In 1995, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.

References

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  1. ^ Kidd, Dave (23 March 2014). "Charlevoix perd un de ses grands" (in French). CIHO-FM. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Le Québec perd un pionnier de l'anthropologie" (in French). Ordre National du Québec. 25 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ Order of Canada citation
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Professional and academic associations
Preceded by President of the Royal Society of Canada
1978–1981
Succeeded by