Camille Roy | |
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Born | October 22, 1870 Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec |
Died | June 24, 1943 Quebec City, Quebec |
(aged 72)
Occupation | priest, professor, literary critic |
Camille Roy (October 22, 1870 – June 24, 1943) was a Canadian priest and literary critic.
Born in Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec, Roy studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and the Grand Séminaire de Québec and was ordained a priest in 1896.
He was rector of Université Laval for four terms: 1922 to 1924, 1929, 1932 to 1938, and 1940 to 1943.
He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1929.
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Preceded by Arthur Henry Reginald Buller |
President of the Royal Society of Canada 1928-1929 |
Succeeded by Arthur Stewart Eve |