Louis-Edmond Hamelin

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Louis-Edmond Hamelin , OC , GOQ , FRSC (born March 21, 1923 in Saint-Didace , Québec ; † February 11, 2020 ) was a Canadian geographer who was distinguished primarily by his studies of the Indians of North America and numerous studies on the Deserves high latitudes. One of his greatest achievements was the introduction of the concept of northernity , which made it possible to compare places in northern latitudes according to their anthropogenic accessibility.

Hamelin also founded the Center for Northern Studies at Laval University in Québec and was President of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières from 1978 to 1983 .

Honors

  • 1962 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
  • 1972 - Léo-Pariseau Prize
  • 1972 - Pierre Chauveau Medal
  • 1974 - Officer of the Order of Canada
  • 1975 - Governor General's Award
  • 1976 - Massey Medal
  • 1982 - Gloire de l'Escolle Medal
  • 1982 - Molson Prize for the Arts
  • 1987 - Léon-Gérin Prize
  • 1989 - Correspondent of Académie des Sciences Morales et Politiques (France)
  • 1994 - Ordre des francophones d'Amérique
  • 1998 - Grand officier de l ' Ordre national du Québec

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hommage à Louis-Edmond Hamelin (1923-2020). Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, February 13, 2020, accessed on February 14, 2020 (French).
personal data
SURNAME Hamelin, Louis-Edmond
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian geographer and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Saint-Didace , Maskinongé, Québec
DATE OF DEATH February 11, 2020