Gérard Desrosiers, (1919 – 1 December 2016) was a Canadian

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and the founder of the first regional

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. In 2006, he was named Grand officer (''grand officier'') of the

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(GOQ) for his work in founding libraries in the area of the

Mauricie Mauricie () is a traditional and current administrative region of Quebec. La Mauricie National Park is contained within the region, making tourism in Mauricie popular. The region has a land area of 35,860.05 km2 (13,845.64 sq mi) and a popu ...

region of Quebec.

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M. Gérard Desrosiers est nommé Grand Officier de l'Ordre national du Québec
1919 births 2016 deaths Physicians from Quebec Canadian librarians Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec Université Laval alumni {{Canada-med-bio-stub