Albert Tessier ((); March 6, 1895 – September 13, 1976) was a

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priest, historian and a film maker. He was born on in

Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade () is a municipality in the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality, in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. The town is located near the mouth of the Sainte-Anne River along the ''Chemin du Roy'', ...

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Life as a Priest and Educator

He was ordained priest by

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François-Xavier Cloutier in June 1920 and received a PhD in

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in 1922. He moved back to his native area in 1924 and began a career as a teacher and professor of

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and

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. In 1937, he replaced

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and took over the Chair in History of Canada at the

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Promoting Local Identity

Tessier was known to be very proud of his area of origin. He coined the word ''Mauricie'' in 1933 to designate his native area. Before then, the expression " Saint-Maurice Valley" had been used. Many of the movies that he produced informed the public about the area's background.

Filmography

From 1925 until his death, Tessier made more than seventy non-fiction films. His favorite subjects were nature, history, religion, education and culture.

Death

Albert Tessier died at the Saint-Joseph Hospital in

Trois-Rivières Trois-Rivières (, – 'Three Rivers') is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada, at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...

on September 13, 1976.

Legacy

The following were named in Tessier's honor: *The

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award; *Avenue Albert-Tessier, located in

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. *Pavillon Albert-Tessier, located at

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External links

Biographie
from

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