Noël Mailloux, OC (21 December 1909 - 21 January 1997) was a Canadian psychologist, President of the Canadian Psychological Association.

Career

Noël Mailloux was born in

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in 1913. He was ordained a Dominican priest in 1937. He began teaching psychology at the

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in 1939. In 1942, he was asked to establish a Department of Psychology at the

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where he remained until 1975, including 19 years as head of department. Mailloux was active in the

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being elected president in 1963. He died in

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in 1997.

Positions

* 1963: President, Quebec Psychological Association * 1963: President,

Awards

Awards and honours include: * 1955 - Fellow,

* 1963 - Fellow,

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* 1966 -

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* 1975 -

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* 1979 -

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* 1984 - William James Award,

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References

Canadian psychologists 20th-century psychologists 1909 births 1997 deaths Academic staff of the Université de Montréal Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Presidents of the Canadian Psychological Association Officers of the Order of Canada {{Canada-psychologist-stub