Esdras Minville
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Esdras Minville was a Quebec
writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal
, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal
. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine
, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province.
He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission
, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas
resembled those of Victor Barbeau
, François-Albert Angers
and Lionel Groulx
.
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....
writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences 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...
, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal
HEC Montréal , is the independent affiliated business school of the Université de Montréal, and the oldest management School in Canada. It holds accreditations from AACSB, EQUIS and AMBA, one of three schools in North America to hold triple accreditation in management education...
. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine
Catholic social teaching
Catholic social teaching is a body of doctrine developed by the Catholic Church on matters of poverty and wealth, economics, social organization and the role of the state...
, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province.
He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission
Rowell-Sirois Commission
The Rowell-Sirois Commission officially known as the Royal Commission on Dominion-Provincial Relations was a Canadian Royal Commission looking into the Canadian economy and federal-provincial relations. It was called in 1937 and reported in 1940....
, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas
Quebec nationalism
Quebec nationalism is a nationalist movement in the Canadian province of Quebec .-1534–1774:Canada was first a french colony. Jacques Cartier claimed it for France in 1534, and permanent French settlement began in 1608. It was part of New France, which constituted all French colonies in North America...
resembled those of Victor Barbeau
Victor Barbeau
Victor Barbeau, was a Quebec writer and academic.Born in Montreal, Quebec, Barbeau was educated at Collège Sainte-Marie, Université Laval de Montréal, and University of Paris...
, François-Albert Angers
François-Albert Angers
François-Albert Angers was an eminent Québécois economist and defender of the cause of Quebec and the French language.-See also:*List of Presidents of the Saint-Jean-Baptiste Society of Montreal*Quebec nationalism...
and Lionel Groulx
Lionel Groulx
Lionel-Adolphe Groulx was a Roman Catholic priest, historian and Quebec nationalist. -Early life and ordination:Groulx was born at Chenaux, Quebec, Canada, the son of a farmer and lumberjack, and died in Vaudreuil, Quebec. After his seminary training and studies in Europe, he taught at Valleyfield...
.
Published works
- Invitation à l'étude, 1943
- L'agriculture, 1943
- Montréal économique, 1943
- La forêt, 1944
- L'homme d'affaires, 1944, 1946
- Pêche et chasse, 1946
- Les affaires: l'homme, les carrières, 1965
Awards
- Honorary doctorate from the University of OttawaUniversity of OttawaThe University of Ottawa is a bilingual, research-intensive, non-denominational, international university in Ottawa, Ontario. It is one of the oldest universities in Canada. It was originally established as the College of Bytown in 1848 by the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate...
- Honorary doctorate from the Université LavalUniversité LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
- Honorary doctorate from the Université de SherbrookeUniversité de SherbrookeThe Université de Sherbrooke is a large university with campuses located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and Longueuil, a suburb of Montreal approximately west of Sherbrooke. It is one of two universities, and the only French language university, in the Estrie region of Quebec.In 2007, the...
- Honorary doctorate from the Université de MontréalUniversité de MontréalThe 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...
- Member of the Royal Society of CanadaRoyal Society of CanadaThe Royal Society of Canada , may also operate under the more descriptive name RSC: The Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada , is the oldest association of scientists and scholars in Canada...
- 1947 - Ludger-Duvernay Prize
- 1968 - Innis-Gérin Medal