Esdras Minville

Esdras Minville (November 7 1896 in Grande-Vallée — December 9 1975) was a Quebec writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province.

He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas resembled those of Victor Barbeau, François-Albert Angers and Lionel Groulx.

Published works

*Invitation à l'étude, 1943
*L'agriculture, 1943
*Montréal économique, 1943
*La forêt, 1944
*L'homme d'affaires, 1944
*Le citoyen canadien-français, 1946
*Pêche et chasse, 1946
*Les affaires: l'homme, les carrières, 1965

Awards

*Honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa
*Honorary doctorate from the Université Laval
*Honorary doctorate from the Université de Sherbrooke
*Honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
*Member of the Royal Society of Canada
* 1947 - Ludger-Duvernay Prize
* 1968 - Innis-Gérin Medal

External links

* [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0009451 Canadian Encyclopedia]