Roger Gaudry, (December 15, 1913 – October 7, 2001) was a Canadian chemist, businessman, corporate director, and rector of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, he received a

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(B.Sc.) in chemistry in 1937 and a

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(D.Sc.) in chemistry in 1940 from Université Laval. A

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, he attended the

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from 1937 to 1939.

Career

From 1940 to 1945, he was assistant professor of chemistry in the Faculty of Medicine at Université Laval. He was appointed associate professor in 1945 and professor in 1950. In 1954, he became assistant director of research at Ayerst, McKenna & Harrison Ltd. in

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From 1957 to 1965, he was director and vice-president from 1963 to 1965. From 1965 to 1975, he served as the rector of the

. He was a member of the board of directors of the following companies: Connaught Laboratories Ltd., CDC Life Sciences Inc., Bank of Montreal, Alcan, Hoechst Canada, S.K.W. Canada Ltd., Bio-Recherche Ltée, Corby Distilleries Ltd, and St. Lawrence Starch Co. Ltd. From 1983 to 1995, he was president of the Fondation Jules et Paul-Emile Léger, a Canadian charity which supports groups that help restore human dignity to those who have been rejected by society. After his death in 2001, he was entombed at the Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery in Montreal.

Honours

* In 1954, he was made a Fellow of the

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. * In 1968, he was made a Companion of the

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. * In 1980, he received an honorary doctorate from

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. * In 1992, he was made a Grand Officer of the

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. * In 1996, he became the recipient of the José Vasconcelos World Award of Education * In 2003, the main pavilion at

, Roger-Gaudry Building, was renamed in his honor.Le site officiel du Mont-Royal / Université de Montréal / Pavillon Roger-Gaudry
Ville de Montréal. Accessed 22 January 2019

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gaudry, Roger 1913 births 2001 deaths Canadian chemists Canadian Rhodes Scholars Canadian university and college chief executives Companions of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Grand Officers of the National Order of Quebec People from Quebec City Université Laval alumni Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery