Michel Brunet (historian)
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Michel Brunet was a Quebec
historian
and essayist. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the Université de Montréal
and received his Ph.D. from Clark University
in Worcester
, Massachusetts
, U.S.A.
He was chair of the history department at the Université de Montréal
from 1959 to 1968. Before becoming an academic, he worked for several years as a schoolteacher. Together with fellow Université de Montreal professors Guy Frégault and Maurice Séguin
, he formed part of the "Montreal School" of French-Canadian history.
He was also president de l'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française for 1970-1971.
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....
historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
and essayist. He received his B.A. and M.A. from the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
and received his Ph.D. from Clark University
Clark University
Clark University is a private research university and liberal arts college in Worcester, Massachusetts.Founded in 1887, it is the oldest educational institution founded as an all-graduate university. Clark now also educates undergraduates...
in Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
Worcester is a city and the county seat of Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Named after Worcester, England, as of the 2010 Census the city's population is 181,045, making it the second largest city in New England after Boston....
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
, U.S.A.
He was chair of the history department at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
from 1959 to 1968. Before becoming an academic, he worked for several years as a schoolteacher. Together with fellow Université de Montreal professors Guy Frégault and Maurice Séguin
Maurice Séguin
Maurice Séguin is a Canadian historian who, along with Michel Brunet and Guy Frégault, is credited with creating the "Montreal School" of Canadian history.-References:.......
, he formed part of the "Montreal School" of French-Canadian history.
He was also president de l'Institut d'histoire de l'Amérique française for 1970-1971.
Publications
- 1954 - Canadians et Canadiens
- 1958 - La Présence anglaise et les Canadiens
- 1969 - Les Canadiens après la conquête, 1759-1775
- 1975 - Histoire politique, économique et sociale du Québec et des Québécois: le premier centenaire de l'État du Québec
- 1976 - Notre passé, le présent et nous
- 1977 - Analyse de l'efficacité de la Société de développement industriel du Québec
Honours
- 1969 - Prix Jean-Hamelin, Les Canadiens après la conquête, 1759-1775 : de la révolution canadienne à la révolution américaine
- 1969 - Governor General's AwardGovernor General's AwardThe Governor General's Awards are a collection of awards presented by the Governor General of Canada, marking distinction in a number of academic, artistic and social fields. The first was conceived in 1937 by Lord Tweedsmuir, a prolific author of fiction and non-fiction who created the Governor...
, Les Canadiens après la conquête - 1970 - Prix France-Québec
- 1970 - Prix Ludger-Duvernay
- 1983 - Prix Léon-GérinPrix Léon-GérinThe Prix Léon-Gérin is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, which "goes to researchers in one of the social sciences". It is named in honour of Léon Gérin.-Winners:-References:*...
- Member of the Académie des lettres du QuébecAcadémie des lettres du QuébecThe Académie des lettres du Québec is a national academy for Quebec writers.It was founded as the Académie canadienne-française in 1944 by Victor Barbeau and a group of writers. In 1992 it changed its name to the Académie des lettres du Québec, under much controversy.It brings together writers and...
.