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'''Jean Le Moyne''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (February 17, 1913 – April 1, 1996) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] [[journalist]], [[researcher]], [[screenwriter]] and [[Senate of Canada|senator]].
'''Jean Le Moyne''', {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|OC}} (February 17, 1913 – April 1, 1996) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] theologian, [[journalist]], social theorist, and [[screenwriter]]. He was appointed to the [[Senate of Canada]] in 1982.


Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 1961 he wrote ''Convergences'', winner of the [[1961 Governor General's Awards|1961 Governor General's Award]] for French non-fiction. He won the [[Molson Prize]] in 1968.
Born in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]], in 1961 he wrote ''Convergences'', a collection of essays, which won him the [[1961 Governor General's Awards|1961 Governor General's Award]] for French non-fiction. An English translation appeared in 1966. He won the [[Molson Prize]] in 1968.


In the mid-1960s Le Moyne, as a humanist, was interested in "the importance of developing a philosophically
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On December 23, 1982 he was appointed to the Senate at the recommendation of [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[Pierre Trudeau]] representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday on February 17, 1988. He sat as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]].<ref>{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1298|nolist=yes}}</ref>
grounded approach to science and technology".<ref name="canlit">{{Cite journal |last1=Hayward |first1=Mark |last2=Thibault |first2=Ghislain |title=Jean Le Moyne's ''Itinéraire mécanologique'': Machine Poetics, Reverie, and Technological Humanism |journal=Canadian Literature |volume=221 |issue=Summer 2014 |year=2014 |pages=56–72 |url=https://ojs.library.ubc.ca/index.php/canlit/article/download/192597/189158}}</ref> His work in radio and television documentary during this period attests to this. One project with [[Claude Jutra]], the documentary ''Comment savoir''
(1966), examined the role of technology in education.

In 1968 he moved from Montreal to Ottawa to work as a speechwriter and advisor for [[Pierre Trudeau]], the recently elected [[Prime Minister of Canada]].

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On December 23, 1982 he was appointed to the Senate on Trudeau's recommendation, representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday on February 17, 1988. He sat as a [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]].<ref>{{Canadian Parliament links|ID=1298|nolist=yes}}</ref>


In 1982, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "in recognition of his important contribution to Canadian humanities".<ref>{{OCC|966}}</ref>
In 1982, he was made an Officer of the [[Order of Canada]] "in recognition of his important contribution to Canadian humanities".<ref>{{OCC|966}}</ref>
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* Thibault, G., & Hayward, M. (2017). [https://www.academia.edu/34088580/Understanding_Machines_A_History_of_Canadian_Mechanology Understanding Machines: A History of Canadian Mechanology]. Canadian Journal of Communication, 42(3), 449-466.
* Thibault, G., & Hayward, M. (2017). [https://www.academia.edu/34088580/Understanding_Machines_A_History_of_Canadian_Mechanology Understanding Machines: A History of Canadian Mechanology]. Canadian Journal of Communication, 42(3), 449-466.
* Thibault, G. (2017). [https://www.academia.edu/36272266/Filming_Simondon_The_National_Film_Board_Education_and_Humanism Filming Simondon: The National Film Board, Education, and Humanism]. Canadian Journal of Film Studies, 26(1), 1-23.
* Thibault, G. (2017). [https://www.academia.edu/36272266/Filming_Simondon_The_National_Film_Board_Education_and_Humanism Filming Simondon: The National Film Board, Education, and Humanism]. Canadian Journal of Film Studies, 26(1), 1-23.
* [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=100074&lang=eng Fonds Jean Le Moyne], [[Library and Archives Canada]]. The description of the fonds is in French.


==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0501594}}
* {{IMDb name|0501594}}
* [http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=A1ARTA0004581 Jean Le Moyne] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
* [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jean-le-moyne Jean Le Moyne] at [[The Canadian Encyclopedia]]
* [http://mecanologie.ca Mécanologie] Research portal by professors Mark Hayward (York University, Canada) and Ghislain Thibault (Université de Montréal, Canada) supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council on the history of Canadian Mechanology, including exploring the relationship between Le Moyne and French philosophers of techniques (Gilbert Simondon, Jacques Lafitte, Henri Van Lier).
* [http://mecanologie.ca Mécanologie] Research portal by professors Mark Hayward (York University, Canada) and Ghislain Thibault (Université de Montréal, Canada) supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council on the history of Canadian Mechanology, including exploring the relationship between Le Moyne and French philosophers of techniques (Gilbert Simondon, Jacques Lafitte, Henri Van Lier).
*{{in lang|fr}} [http://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.redirect?app=fonandcol&id=100074&lang=eng Fonds Jean Le Moyne (R6195)] at [[Library and Archives Canada]]


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Latest revision as of 11:20, 12 December 2024

The Hon.
Jean Le Moyne
Senator for Rigaud senate division
In office
1982–1988
Appointed byPierre Trudeau
Preceded byCarl Goldenberg
Succeeded byGérald Beaudoin
Personal details
Born(1913-02-17)February 17, 1913
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
DiedApril 1, 1996(1996-04-01) (aged 83)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseSuzanne Rivard-Lemoyne

Jean Le Moyne, OC (February 17, 1913 – April 1, 1996) was a Canadian theologian, journalist, social theorist, and screenwriter. He was appointed to the Senate of Canada in 1982.

Born in Montreal, Quebec, in 1961 he wrote Convergences, a collection of essays, which won him the 1961 Governor General's Award for French non-fiction. An English translation appeared in 1966. He won the Molson Prize in 1968.

In the mid-1960s Le Moyne, as a humanist, was interested in "the importance of developing a philosophically grounded approach to science and technology".[1] His work in radio and television documentary during this period attests to this. One project with Claude Jutra, the documentary Comment savoir (1966), examined the role of technology in education.

In 1968 he moved from Montreal to Ottawa to work as a speechwriter and advisor for Pierre Trudeau, the recently elected Prime Minister of Canada.

On December 23, 1982 he was appointed to the Senate on Trudeau's recommendation, representing the senatorial division of Rigaud, Quebec. He retired on his 75th birthday on February 17, 1988. He sat as a Liberal.[2]

In 1982, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada "in recognition of his important contribution to Canadian humanities".[3]

References

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  1. ^ Hayward, Mark; Thibault, Ghislain (2014). "Jean Le Moyne's Itinéraire mécanologique: Machine Poetics, Reverie, and Technological Humanism". Canadian Literature. 221 (Summer 2014): 56–72.
  2. ^ Jean Le Moyne – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ Order of Canada citation

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