Gilles Cloutier

Gilles George Cloutier
Gilles George Cloutier
Born	June 27, 1928; Quebec City, Quebec
Died	May 13, 2014 (aged 85); Laval, Quebec
Occupation	Engineer and physicist
Awards	Order of Canada; National Order of Quebec

Gilles George Cloutier, CC OQ FRSC (June 27, 1928 – May 13, 2014) was a Canadian physicist and former director of the Alberta Research Council.[1]

Born in Quebec City, he was educated at Université Laval and McGill University. He was the Rector of the Université de Montréal from 1985 to 1993.[2] He died in 2014 at the age of 85.[3]

Honours

In 1976, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
In 1981, he made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alberta.
In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
In 1993, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.
He was appointed to the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

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Gilles Cloutier
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Academic offices
Preceded by Paul Lacoste	Recteur de l'Université de Montréal 1985 – 1993	Succeeded by René Simard

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