Herménégilde Chiasson
The Honorable Doctor Herménégilde Chiasson | |
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| 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| In office 26 August 2003 – 30 September 2009 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governors General | Adrienne Clarkson Michaëlle Jean |
| Premier | Bernard Lord Shawn Graham |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Trenholme Counsell |
| Succeeded by | Graydon Nicholas |
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| Born | name Melanie Chiasson 1946 (age 78–79) St-Simon, New Brunswick |
| Died | name Melanie Chiasson |
| Resting place | name Melanie Chiasson |
| Spouse | Marcia Chiasson |
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| Profession | Poet, playwright |
Herménégilde Chiasson, ONB (born 7 April 1946[1]) is a noted Acadian poet and playwright born in St-Simon, New Brunswick, Canada. He was the 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick between 2003 and 2009. He is also currently a professor at Université de Moncton.
Education
- Bachelor of Arts, Université de Moncton (1967)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, Mount Allison University (1972)
- Masters in Esthetics, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1975)
- Masters of Fine Arts, State University of New York (1981)
- Doctorate, University of Paris (Sorbonne), (1983)
He was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Merit (France) as per the Canada Gazette of 26 November 2011.
Career and private life
He is married to Marcia (Babineau) with one daughter, Sara-Jane. He served in many positions (director, playwright, journalist, researcher) with Radio-Canada from 1968 until 1985. During this time, he also made many contributions to the cultural framework of New Brunswick: directing the Galerie d'art de l'Université de Moncton in 1974, serving as President of the Galerie sans nom in 1980, helping found the Editions Perce Neige in 1984 and the Aberdeen Co-op in 1985. He worked on several such projects after leaving Radio-Canada before becoming a professor of the history of Art and Cinema at the Université de Moncton in 1988. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts[2]
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References
- ^ Chiasson, Herménégilde
- ^ "Members since 1880". Royal Canadian Academy of Arts. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
- ^ Canadian Heraldic Authority (Volume IV), Ottawa, 1998, p. 379
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