Amédée Gosselin
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Amédée Gosselin was a Canadian historian, academic administrator and Roman Catholic priest.
Born in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
, Canada East
, he studied the classical course and theology
from 1878 until 1890 at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
and the Grand Séminaire de Québec, and was subsequently ordained as a priest.
He taught Canadian history and rhetoric
. His principal work was L'Instruction au Canada sous le Régime français, which won him the Verret Prize. He was the seminary's archivist
, and became superior of the institution and rector of Université Laval
from 1909 until 1915 and from 1927 until 1929.
He was an organizer of the Congrès de la langue française and a member of the Société du parler français. He often published articles in the Bulletin des recherches historiques, a historical journal. On December 20, 1941, he died in Quebec City.
Born in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse is a village of 2,159 people established about 20km southeast of Lévis in 1749, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. Its total area is 93.12 km2. It is a rural community, with several notable businesses such as Meuble Idéal, Prodel , Georges Laflamme Home...
, Canada East
Canada East
Canada East was the eastern portion of the United Province of Canada. It consisted of the southern portion of the modern-day Canadian Province of Quebec, and was primarily a French-speaking region....
, he studied the classical course and theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
from 1878 until 1890 at the Petit Séminaire de Québec
Petit Séminaire de Québec
Le Petit Séminaire de Québec is a private French-language Roman Catholic secondary school in the Vieux-Québec area of Quebec City which was originally part of the Séminaire de Québec...
and the Grand Séminaire de Québec, and was subsequently ordained as a priest.
He taught Canadian history and rhetoric
Rhetoric
Rhetoric is the art of discourse, an art that aims to improve the facility of speakers or writers who attempt to inform, persuade, or motivate particular audiences in specific situations. As a subject of formal study and a productive civic practice, rhetoric has played a central role in the Western...
. His principal work was L'Instruction au Canada sous le Régime français, which won him the Verret Prize. He was the seminary's archivist
Archivist
An archivist is a professional who assesses, collects, organizes, preserves, maintains control over, and provides access to information determined to have long-term value. The information maintained by an archivist can be any form of media...
, and became superior of the institution and rector of Université Laval
Université Laval
Laval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
from 1909 until 1915 and from 1927 until 1929.
He was an organizer of the Congrès de la langue française and a member of the Société du parler français. He often published articles in the Bulletin des recherches historiques, a historical journal. On December 20, 1941, he died in Quebec City.