Fernand Seguin, (June 9, 1922 – June 19, 1988) was a
Canadian
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biochemist, professor and host of science programs on radio and television.
Honours
* In 1977, he was awarded the
UNESCO
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Kalinga Prize
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for the Popularization of Science.
* In 1978, he was made an Officer of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the ...
and was promoted to Companion in 1988.
* In 1979, he received an honorary doctorate from
Concordia University
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.
* In 1985, he was made an Officer of the
National Order of Quebec
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.
* In 1988, he was awarded the
Sandford Fleming medal
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by the
Royal Canadian Institute
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History
The organization was formed in Toronto as t ...
.
References
External links
Fernand Seguinat
The Canadian Encyclopedia
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1922 births
1988 deaths
Canadian biochemists
Companions of the Order of Canada
Officers of the National Order of Quebec
Scientists from Montreal
Sandford Fleming Award recipients
Kalinga Prize recipients
20th-century Canadian biologists
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