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Gaétan Gervais, CM (August 10, 1944 – October 20, 2018)[1][2] was a Canadian author, historian and university professor, most noted as a prominent figure in Franco-Ontarian culture. With a group of university students at Laurentian University, he designed the Franco-Ontarian flag,[3] and was a founding member of the Franco-Ontarian Institute.[4]
Gaétan Gervais | |
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Born | |
Died | October 20, 2018 74) | (aged
Nationality | Canadian |
Occupation(s) | historian, author, flag designer |
Known for | Co-creator of the Franco-Ontarian flag |
Notable work | Dictionnaire des écrits de l'Ontario français : 1613–1993 |
Born in 1944 in Sudbury, Ontario, Gervais graduated from Laurentian University in 1965. He also obtained a master's degree and a doctorate from the University of Ottawa in 1968 and 1979. From 1972, he was a professor at Laurentian University.
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