Amédée Gosselin (September 30, 1863 – December 20, 1941) was a Canadian historian, academic administrator and Roman Catholic priest.

Amédée Gosselin
Born(1863-09-30)September 30, 1863
DiedDecember 20, 1941(1941-12-20) (aged 78)
OccupationRoman Catholic Priest

Early life

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On September 30, 1863, Gosselin was born in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Canada East.

Education

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Gosselin studied the classical course and theology from 1878 until 1890 at the Petit Séminaire de Québec and the Grand Séminaire de Québec.

Career

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Gosselin was ordained as a priest. Gosselin taught Canadian history and rhetoric. His principal work was L'Instruction au Canada sous le Régime français, which won him the Verret Prize. He was the seminary's archivist, and became superior of the institution and rector of Université Laval from 1909 until 1915 and from 1927 until 1929.

He was an organizer of the Congrès de la langue française and a member of the Société du parler français. He often published articles in the Bulletin des recherches historiques, a historical journal. On December 20, 1941, he died in Quebec City.

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Academic offices
Preceded by Rector of Université Laval
1909–1915
Succeeded by
François Pelletier
Preceded by Rector of Université Laval
1927–1929
Succeeded by