Félix-Antoine Savard
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Félix-Antoine Savard, OC
(August 31, 1896 – August 24, 1982) was a Canadian
priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist
.
Born in Quebec City
, he grew up in Chicoutimi, Quebec
. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1918 and was ordained a priest in 1922.
He joined the Faculty of Arts at Université Laval
in 1945 and from 1950 to 1957 was its Dean.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
(August 31, 1896 – August 24, 1982) was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
priest, academic, poet, novelist and folklorist
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
.
Born in Quebec City
Quebec City
Quebec , also Québec, Quebec City or Québec City is the capital of the Canadian province of Quebec and is located within the Capitale-Nationale region. It is the second most populous city in Quebec after Montreal, which is about to the southwest...
, he grew up in Chicoutimi, Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. He received a Bachelor of Arts in 1918 and was ordained a priest in 1922.
He joined the Faculty of Arts at 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...
in 1945 and from 1950 to 1957 was its Dean.
Honours
- In 1945, he was awarded the Lorne Pierce MedalLorne Pierce MedalThe Lorne Pierce Medal is awarded every two years by the Royal Society of Canada to recognize achievement of special significance and conspicuous merit in imaginative or critical literature written in either English or French...
. - 1959 Governor General's Awards1959 Governor General's AwardsIn Canada, the 1959 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit saw a major change from previous awards. Instead of five categories in English the awards were now presented in two categories in English and two in French...
for Malgré tout, la joie. - In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
. - In 1969, he was awarded the Prix Athanase-DavidPrix Athanase-DavidThe Prix Athanase-David is a literary award presented annually by the government of Quebec as part of the Prix du Québec to a Quebec writer, to honour the body of his or her work....
. - In 2005, his book Menaud, maître-draveur (Boss of the River) (1937) was selected as one of Canada's 100 Most Important Books by the Literary Review of Canada.