Paul Wyczynski

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Canadian poet

A.K.A.

Paweł Wyczyński

Places

Canada

was

Writer Poet Academic Historian

Work field

Education Literature Social science

Gender

Male

Birth

29 June 1921 People who share this birthday

Place of birth

Zelgoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship, Gmina Lubichowo, Starogard County, Poland

Star sign

Cancer People who share this birthday

Death

27 November 2008 People who died on this day

Place of death

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Age

87 years

Education

Lille North of France University

France

Awards

Prix Champlain

(1987)

honorary doctorate at the Laval University

Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland

Lorne Pierce Medal

(2006)

Member of the Order of Canada

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Biography

Paul Wyczynski, OC, FRSC (June 29, 1921 – November 27, 2008) was a Polish-born Canadian literature scholar who pioneered the study of French Canadian literature. A specialist of the work of Émile Nelligan, he spent his academic career at the University of Ottawa, where he founded the Centre de Recherche en Civilisation Canadienne-Française.

He was a member of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.

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