Herménégilde Chiasson

The Honorable Doctor
Herménégilde Chiasson
ONB DLitt (hc) DFA MFA ME BFA BA
29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick
In office
26 August 2003 – 30 September 2009
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor General Adrienne Clarkson
Michaëlle Jean
Premier Bernard Lord
Shawn Graham
Preceded by Marilyn Trenholme Counsell
Succeeded by Graydon Nicholas
Personal details
Born April 7, 1946
Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada
Spouse(s) Marcia Chiasson
Profession Poet, playwright
Religion Roman Catholic

Herménégilde Chiasson, ONB (born 7 April 1946[1]) is a noted Canadian poet and playwright of Acadian origin. Born in Saint-Simon, New Brunswick, he was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.

Education

He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.

Career and private life

He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[2]

Bibliography

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Poetry[3]

Theatre[3]

Arms

Arms of Herménégilde Chiasson
Notes
The arms of Herménégilde Chiasson consist of:[4]
Crest
A bear passant Azure charged on the shoulder with a mullet Or, holding in its dexter paw a theatrical mask per pale Azure and Gules.
Escutcheon
Azure between four billets Argent a pen and a paintbrush in saltire Or.
Supporters
Two sea-Pegasi Argent queued Azure winged, crined and webbed Or, each charged on the shoulder with a purple violet flower proper.
Compartment
Barry wavy Argent and Azure.
Motto
En Toute Bonne Foy

References

  1. ↑ Chiasson, Herménégilde
  2. ↑ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/hermenegilde-chiasson/
  4. ↑ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 1998, p. 379

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