The Pierre Chauveau Medal is a biennial award of the

Royal Society of Canada The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; french: Société royale du Canada, SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bil ...

"for a distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities other than Canadian literature and Canadian history". The award consists of a silver medal and is named in honour of

Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau Pierre-Joseph-Olivier Chauveau (May 30, 1820 – April 4, 1890) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. Chauveau was the first premier of Quebec, following the establishment of Canada in 1867. Appointed to the office in 1867 as the leader of the ...

(1820–1890), who was a Canadian lawyer, writer, orator, educator and statesman. He was the second President of the Royal Society of Canada and the first Premier of the Canadian province of Quebec following the establishment of the Dominion of Canada in 1867.

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* Awards established in 1952 Canadian awards Royal Society of Canada {{canada-culture-stub