Yolande Grisé (born 1944) is a Canadian history professor at the

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and writer who served as the

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of the

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from 2011 to 2013. In 1982, she wrote the book ''Le suicide dans la Rome antique''. In 2015, she was awarded the a membership into the

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for her efforts and contributions to the promotion of French language and culture in Canada, and to the advancement of knowledge and research as president of the Royal Society of Canada.

Publications

*''Le suicide dans la Rome antique'' (1982)

Honors

References

1944 births Living people 20th-century Canadian historians Canadian women historians Canadian non-fiction writers in French Members of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada {{Canada-nonfiction-writer-stub