Jean-Pierre Wallot
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Jean-Pierre Wallot, OC
, FRSC
, (born May 22, 1935 - died August 30, 2010) was a Canadian
historian, educator, civil servant and former National Archivist of Canada
.
Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
, he graduated from the Université de Montréal
in 1954. He also received a Master's and Doctorate from the same university. Wallot worked as a journalist from 1954 to 1960. From 1966 to 1969, he was a historian with the National Museum of Man in Ottawa
. He has held a number of senior administrative positions at the Université de Montréal including Chairman, Department of History (1973 – 1975), Vice-Dean Studies (1975 – 1978) and Vice-Dean Research (1979 – 1982) in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Vice-President Academic (1982 – 1985). From 1985 until 1997, he was National Archivist.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
in 1978 and served as the President from 1997 to 1999.
In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
.
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
, FRSC
Royal Society of Canada
The 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...
, (born May 22, 1935 - died August 30, 2010) was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
historian, educator, civil servant and former National Archivist of Canada
Library and Archives Canada
Library and Archives Canada is a national memory institution dedicated to providing the best possible account of Canadian life through acquiring, preserving and making Canada's documentary heritage accessible for use in the 21st century and beyond...
.
Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec
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....
, he graduated 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...
in 1954. He also received a Master's and Doctorate from the same university. Wallot worked as a journalist from 1954 to 1960. From 1966 to 1969, he was a historian with the National Museum of Man in Ottawa
Canadian Museum of Civilization
The Canadian Museum of Civilization is Canada's national museum of human history and the most popular and most-visited museum in Canada....
. He has held a number of senior administrative positions at the Université de Montréal including Chairman, Department of History (1973 – 1975), Vice-Dean Studies (1975 – 1978) and Vice-Dean Research (1979 – 1982) in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Vice-President Academic (1982 – 1985). From 1985 until 1997, he was National Archivist.
He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Royal Society of Canada
The 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...
in 1978 and served as the President from 1997 to 1999.
In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada
Order of Canada
The Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...
.