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Camille Limoges
Camille Limoges (born 31 May 1942, in Montreal) is the former deputy minister of the Ministry of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology in Quebec, Canada. Limoges founded the at the Université de Montréal in 1973. Ten years later, he became the deputy minister of Quebec's newly created . Returning to academia in 1987, this time to the Université du Québec à Montréal, Limoges joined a multi-university team to create the . Thereafter, he went on to found and serve as director of the . He also served from 1989 to 1990 as president of ACFAS (). In 1997, he became president of the (CST). The Government of Quebec integrated a number of proposals developed by the CST into its policy on science and technology, announced in January 2000. Limoges received his PhD from the Sorbonne in 1968, studying under Georges Canguilhem. One of his most influential students is historian of biology Jan Sapp Jan Anthony Sapp (born June 12, 1954) is a professor in the Department of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreal
Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-peaked hill around which the early city of Ville-Marie is built. The city is centred on the Island of Montreal, which obtained its name from the same origin as the city, and a few much smaller peripheral islands, the largest of which is Île Bizard. The city is east of the national capital Ottawa, and southwest of the provincial capital, Quebec City. As of 2021, the city had a population of 1,762,949, and a metropolitan population of 4,291,732, making it the second-largest city, and second-largest metropolitan area in Canada. French is the city's official language. In 2021, it was spoken at home by 59.1% of the population and 69.2% in the Montreal Census Metropolitan Area. Overall, 85.7% of the population of the city of Montreal co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
