Pierre-Georges Roy,

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, FRSC (23 October 1870 – 4 November 1953) was a Canadian journalist, historian, and archivist. Born in

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, Roy was a journalist for the ''Canadien'' and the ''Quotidien''. In 1895, he founded the ''Bulletin des recherches historiques''. In 1920, he was appointed the first Chief Archivist of the province of Quebec. He died in 1953 in Lévis.

Honours

In 1919, he was made a Knight Commander of the

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. In 1927, he was made a Knight of the

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. In 1932, he was awarded the Royal Society of Canada's J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal.

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* 1870 births 1953 deaths Canadian archivists Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Knights Commander of the Order of St Gregory the Great People from Lévis, Quebec Historians from Quebec {{Quebec-bio-stub