Yves Fortier
Yves Oscar Fortier (born August 17, 1914 in Quebec City , † August 19, 2014 ) was a Canadian geologist and known as an explorer of the geology of the Canadian Arctic .
Fortier graduated from Laval University with a bachelor's degree (BA), Queen's University (B. Sc. Degree), McGill University (with a master's degree) and Stanford University , where he received his PhD. In 1943 he went to the Geological Survey of Canada .
From 1955 he headed the interdisciplinary Operation Franklin for geological exploration of the islands of the Canadian Arctic. For the first time, helicopters were used in Canadian polar research. An important motivation was the exploration of potential oil and gas fields.
1964 to 1973 he was director of the Geological Survey of Canada. In 1976 he retired as Canadian Assistant Deputy Minister of Energy Mines and Resources.
He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (1953) and an Officer of the Order of Canada (1980). In 1964 he received the Massey Medal of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society and in 1974 the Logan Medal of the Geological Association of Canada, which gives him the Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award in honor .
The mineral yofortierite is named in his honor (recognized in 1974).
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| SURNAME | Fortier, Yves |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fortier, Yves Oscar (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian geologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 17th August 1914 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Quebec City |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2014 |