Jacques Monet, SJ (January 26, 1930 – May 14, 2024) was a

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historian and

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priest. He was a member of the

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Biography

Born in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Monet joined the

in 1949 and was ordained in 1966. He studied history at

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and the

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, where he received a PhD in history. Monet joined the department of history of the

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in 1969 and was the chairman of the department from 1972 to 1976. He left in 1980 to join

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. He was president of the Canadian Historical Association from 1975 to 1976. He was also rector of the

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. In 2012, Monet was appointed to the

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. Monet died in

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, on May 14, 2024, at the age of 94.

Selected bibliography

* ''The Last Cannon Shot: A Study of French-Canadian Nationalism 1837-1850'' (1969) * ''The Canadian Crown'' (1979) ** French version: * ''Union of the Canadas 1837-1867'' (1985)

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Monet, Jacques 1930 births 2024 deaths Canadian university and college chief executives Historians from Quebec 20th-century Canadian Jesuits Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Academic staff of the University of Ottawa Université Laval alumni University of Toronto alumni Presidents of the Canadian Historical Association People from Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu