Camille Roy (literary critic)
| Camille Roy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
October 22, 1870 Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec |
| Died |
June 24, 1943 (aged 72) Quebec City, Quebec |
| Occupation | priest, professor, literary critic |
Camille Roy (October 22, 1870 – June 24, 1943) was a Canadian priest and literary critic.
Born in Berthier-en-Bas (Berthier-sur-Mer), Quebec, Roy studied at the Petit Séminaire of Quebec and the Grand Séminaire de Québec and was ordained a priest in 1896.
He was rector of Université Laval for four terms: 1922 to 1924, 1929, 1932 to 1938, and 1940 to 1943.
He was awarded the Lorne Pierce Medal in 1929.
Selected works
- Essais sur la littérature canadienne
- Nos origines littéraires
- A l'Ombre des érables, Erables en fleurs and Etudes et croquis
References
- Fonds Camille Roy (French)
External links
| Professional and academic associations | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Arthur Henry Reginald Buller |
President of the Royal Society of Canada 1928–1929 |
Succeeded by Arthur Stewart Eve |
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 4/20/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.