Yves Martin (22 November 1929 – 23 February 2021) was a Canadian sociologist. He was the laity rector at the Université de Sherbrooke and was one of the founders of the Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé en santé et en sécurité du travail.

Biography

Martin studied at the Séminaire Saint-Charles-Borromée de Sherbrooke from 1943 to 1949. He studied in university in

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and

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. From 1956 to 1964, he was a sociology and anthropology professor at Université Laval and was one of the co-founders of the journal ' in 1960. In 1964, he became Secretary of the Association canadienne des anthropologues, psychologues sociaux et sociologues de langue française. In 1966, he became Assistant Deputy Minister of the Quebec Ministry of Education and Higher Education. He was promoted to Deputy Minister in 1969. In 1973, he became

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of the Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec. From 1975 to 1981, he was laity rector at the Université de Sherbrooke. Yves Martin died on 23 February 2021 at the age of 91.

Distinctions

*''Doctor honoris causa'' of the University of Caen Normandy (1979) * (2009) *Officer of the

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(2013) *''Doctor honoris causa'' of the Université du Québec (2018)

References

Canadian sociologists 1929 births 2021 deaths Officers of the National Order of Quebec People from Lachine, Quebec {{Canada-sociologist-stub