Guy Rocher
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Guy Rocher (born April 20, 1924) is a Canadian academic and sociologist.
Born in Berthierville, Quebec, he received a B.A. from the Université de Montréal in 1943, an M.A. in sociology from Université Laval in 1950, and a Ph.D. in sociology from Harvard University in 1958. From 1952 until 1960 he taught at Université Laval. From 1960 he has taught at the Université de Montréal.
[edit] Honours
- In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1991 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec.
- In 1991 he received the Royal Society of Canada's Pierre Chauveau Medal
- He received the 1997 Molson Prize in the Social Sciences and Humanities.
- In 1999 he received the Royal Society of Canada's Sir John William Dawson Medal.
[edit] References
- Guy Rocher Wins The Canada Council for the Arts Molson Prize in the Social Sciences and Humanities. Canada Council for the Arts. Retrieved on April 27, 2005.
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