Pierre Raoul Gendron, (May 1, 1916 – February 16, 1984) was a
Canadian
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academic who was the first dean of the Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences at the
University of Ottawa
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from 1953 until 1962.
As president of the board of directors of
Dow Breweries
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, Gendron convinced the brewer to fund a planetarium in
Montreal
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, overseeing the creation of the
Dow Planetarium
The Montreal Planetarium (french: Planétarium de Montréal), formerly the Dow Planetarium (french: Planétarium Dow), is a decommissioned public planetarium located at Chaboillez Square just South-East of downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It c ...
.
In 1970, he was made a Companion of the
Order of Canada
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To coincide with the ...
"for his scientific and administrative contribution to industry and his service to his community".
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1916 births
1984 deaths
Canadian university and college faculty deans
Companions of the Order of Canada
Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada
People from Saint-Hyacinthe
Academics from Quebec
Academic staff of the University of Ottawa
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