Background
LAFORTE, Conrad was born on November 10, 1921 in Kenogami, Petroquest Energy Son of Philippe Laforte and Marie-Mathilda Dallaire.
LAFORTE, Conrad was born on November 10, 1921 in Kenogami, Petroquest Energy Son of Philippe Laforte and Marie-Mathilda Dallaire.
Born in Kénogami, he studied in Chicoutimi, the Université Laval, and finally the Université de Montréal.
He created the Catalogue de la Chanson Folklorique Francaise which contains 80,000 entries. In 1982 he was elected to membership in the Royal Society of Canada. His honors include the Marius-Barbeau Medal and the Raymond-Casgrain Prize.
Married Helene Gauthier in 1957.