Yves Oscar Fortier, OC, FRSC (August 17, 1914 – August 19, 2014) was a Canadian

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. He was the director of the

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from 1964 to 1973. He led expeditions to the

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in the 1950s and 1960s which identified significant potential oil and gas resources. He died at the age of 100 on August 19, 2014.

Honours

*1953 - ''Fellow'' of the

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*1964 -

Massey Medal The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) awards the Massey Medal annually to recognize outstanding personal achievement in the exploration, development or description of the geography of Canada. The award was established in 1959, by the M ...

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*1974 -

Logan Medal :::''There is also a Logan Medal of the arts, awarded by the Chicago Arts Institute.'' The Logan Medal is the highest award of the Geological Association of Canada. Named after Sir William Edmond Logan, noted 19th-century Canadian geologist. It i ...

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*1980 - ''Officer'' of the

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*The mineral Yofortierite was named in his honor by Canadian geologist Guy Perrault, F.R.S. (1927–2002). *The

Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award The Yves O. Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award is presented annually by the Geological Association of Canada to "a journalist who is a resident of Canada and who has been exceptionally effective in presenting one or more earth science stories du ...

is also named in his honor.

References

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1914 births 2014 deaths Officers of the Order of Canada Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada Canadian men centenarians Canadian geologists Canadian explorers Canadian geophysicists Geological Survey of Canada personnel Massey Medal recipients Logan Medal recipients Université Laval alumni McGill University alumni {{Canada-scientist-stub