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Édouard-Zotique Massicotte, MRSC (24 December 1867 – 8 November 1947) was a Canadian historian, archivist, journalist, and literary critic.
In 1883, Massicotte became interested in Quebec folklore and began collecting songs in the Montreal area. After he became acquainted with
Édouard-Zotique Massicotte, MRSC (24 December 1867 – 8 November 1947) was a Canadian historian, archivist, journalist, and literary critic.
In 1883, Massicotte became interested in Quebec folklore and began collecting songs in the Montreal area. After he became acquainted with Marius Barbeau
Charles Marius Barbeau, (March 5, 1883 – February 27, 1969), also known as C. Marius Barbeau, or more commonly simply Marius Barbeau, was a Canadians, Canadian ethnographer and folklorist who is today considered a founder of Canadian anthr ...
in 1917, they began collaboratively collecting songs in Montreal and in the region of Trois-Rivières
Trois-Rivières (, ; ) is a city in the Mauricie administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is located at the confluence of the Saint-Maurice River, Saint-Maurice and Saint Lawrence River, Saint Lawrence rivers, on the north shore of the Sain ...
.
Massicotte was elected to the Royal Society of Canada
The Royal Society of Canada (RSC; , SRC), also known as the Academies of Arts, Humanities, and Sciences of Canada (French: ''Académies des arts, des lettres et des sciences du Canada''), is the senior national, bilingual council of distinguishe ...
in 1920 and won its J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal in 1939.
He was the brother of the illustrator Edmond-Joseph Massicotte.
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