Amédée Gosselin (September 30, 1863 – December 20, 1941) was a Canadian historian, academic administrator and Roman Catholic priest.

Early life

On September 30, 1863, Gosselin was born in

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Education

Gosselin studied the

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and theology from 1878 until 1890 at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and the

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Career

Gosselin was ordained as a priest. Gosselin taught Canadian history and

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. His principal work was ''L'Instruction au Canada sous le Régime français'', which won him the Verret Prize. He was the seminary's archivist, and became superior of the institution and rector of Université Laval from 1909 until 1915 and from 1927 until 1929. He was an organizer of the

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and a member of the

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. He often published articles in the

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, a historical journal. On December 20, 1941, he died in Quebec City.

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Fonds Amédée Gosselin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gosselin, Amedee 1863 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian male non-fiction writers Rectors of Université Laval 19th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests People from Chaudière-Appalaches 20th-century Canadian Roman Catholic priests

Early life

Education

Career

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