Aegidius Fauteux (27 September 1876 – 22 April 1941) was a journalist, librarian and historian. He was designated a

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by the Canadian Government in 1955. Rue Aegidius-Fauteux in

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is named after him.

Biography

Aegidius Fauteux was born on 27 September 1876 to Hercule Fauteux and Exilda Dagenais. He completed a classical education at the

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. Fauteux felt a calling to the priesthood so he studied theology at the

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between the years of 1887–1893. Discovering that his vocation was not in the clergy, he enrolled in law school at the

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de Montréal. He was called to the bar in July 1903, but never practised. In 1902, he founded the newspaper ''Le Rappel''. He remained its publisher until 1904. In 1905, he became parliamentary correspondent for the Quebec newspaper '' La Patrie'' until 1909. His last encounter with journalism was being the editor-in-chief to the newspaper '' La Presse'' from 1909 to 1912. In 1911, he married Antonia Chevrier. In 1912, he began working at the Bibliothèque St. Sulpice, Montreal. The

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caused the closure of the library in 1931, but Fauteux was hired by the city and worked as a librarian until his death in 1941.Fauteux, Aegidius - Québec
/ref> In 1937, he was the director and co-founder of the École de bibliothéconomie de l'Université de Montréal. Aegidius Fauteux Pierre tombale

Fauteux died a widower in Montréal on 22 April 1941, leaving an adopted daughter, Marie-Laure. He was entombed at the

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in Montreal. During his life he produced six volumes of literary works and a dozen of critical editions. He wrote several bibliographies, conferences, studies and blogs.

Honours

*Prix du concours de littérature française, Université Laval de Montréal, 1900, 1901 and 1902 *Ruban violet d'officier de l'Académie française, 1930 *Lorne Pierce Medal in History; Honorary Doctorate of Letters,

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, 1936 *

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of the

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, 1937 *Medal of the Société historique de Montréal for the best history book, 1941 *Person of National Historic Significance, 1955

References

External links

Aegidius Fauteux biography
at Ex Libris Association {{DEFAULTSORT:Fauteux, Aegidius Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada) 1876 births 1941 deaths 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian librarians Canadian male non-fiction writers Université Laval alumni Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery