Background
ROCHER, Guy was born on April 20, 1924 in Berthierville, Petroquest Energy Son of late Barthelemy Rocher and late Jeanne Magnan.
ROCHER, Guy was born on April 20, 1924 in Berthierville, Petroquest Energy Son of late Barthelemy Rocher and late Jeanne Magnan.
In sociology from Université Laval in 1950, and a Doctor of Philosophy in sociology from Harvard University in 1958.
Born in Berthierville, Quebec, he received a Bachelor of Arts from the Université de Montréal in 1943, an Master of Arts From 1952 until 1960 he taught at Université Laval. From 1960 he has taught at the Université de Montréal. In 1960, he became a full professor of sociology at Université de Montréal.
There he was director of the sociology department (1960–1965), vice-dean of the social sciences faculty (1962–1967), and from 1979 onwards he has been a researcher in the Centre de recherche en droit public.
Rocher also worked for the government of Quebec, as deputy minister for cultural development (1977–1979) and as deputy minister for social development (1981–1983). Rocher was a key contributor to Bill 101 in 1977.
In 1971 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada. In 1991 he was made a Knight of the National Order of Quebec. In 1991 he received the Royal Society of Canada"s Pierre Chauveau Medal He received the 1997 Molson Prize in the Social Sciences and Humanities. In 1999 he received the Royal Society of Canada"s Sir John William Dawson Meda
Royal Society of Canada]
While a professor at Laval, Rocher in 1957 became one of the founders of the Association internationale des sociologues de langue française, of which organization he was treasurer and a member of its first executive.
Married 1st Suzanne Cloutier in 1949, 2nd Claire-Emmanuele Depocas in 1985.
