Jacques Monet, SJ FRSC (January 26, 1930 – May 14, 2024) was a Canadian historian and Catholic priest. He was a member of the Society of Jesus.
The Reverend Jacques Monet | |
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| Born | January 26, 1930 Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | May 14, 2024 (aged 94) Pickering, Ontario, Canada |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, Catholic priest |
Biography
editBorn in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Monet joined the Society of Jesus in 1949 and was ordained in 1966.[1] He studied history at Université Laval and the University of Toronto, where he received a PhD in history.[2]
Monet joined the department of history of the University of Ottawa in 1969 and was the chairman of the department from 1972 to 1976. He left in 1980 to join Regis College, Toronto. He was president of the Canadian Historical Association from 1975 to 1976.[2] He was also rector of the University of Sudbury.
In 2012, Monet was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Vice-Regal Appointments by Stephen Harper.
Monet died in Pickering, Ontario, on May 14, 2024, at the age of 94.[3]
Selected bibliography
edit- The Last Cannon Shot: A Study of French-Canadian Nationalism 1837-1850 (1969) ISBN 0802052118 LCCN 70-455781
- The Canadian Crown (1979) ISBN 0772012520 LCCN 80-453228
- Union of the Canadas 1837-1867 (1985) ISBN 0717218678 OL 16355380M
References
edit- ^ "A most interesting life — Father Jacques Monet". Jesuits of Canada. Society of Jesus. Archived from the original on May 23, 2024. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ a b "Liste des fonds d'archives et collections". www.archives.uottawa.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
- ^ "Fr. Jacques Monet, S.J." Dignity Memorial. Retrieved 22 May 2024.
External links
edit- ""Conscience of a Nation" edited by Jacques Monet, SJ [Subject Matters S2.E9]". YouTube. Salt and Light Media. May 19, 2017.