Jean-Pierre Wallot

Background

Wallot, Jean-Pierre was born on May 22, 1935 in Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. Son of Albert and Adrienne (Thibodeau) Wallot.

Education

Bachelor, College Valleyfield, 1954. License es lettres, University Montreal, 1957. Master of Arts in History, University Montreal, 1957.

Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Montreal, 1965. Doctor (honorary), University Rennes, France, 1987. Doctor (honorary), University Ottawa, Canada, 1996.

Career

Reporter Le Progres de Valleyfield, 1954—1961. From lecturer to professor department history University Montreal, 1961—1965, department chairman, 1973—1975, vice-dean studies faculty arts and science, 1975—1978, vice-dean research Faculty Arts and Sciences, 1979—1982, academic vice president, 1982—1985. National archivist, Canada, 1985-1997.

Historian National Museum Man, Ottawa, Ontario, 1966-1969. Associate professor University Toronto, 1969-1971. Professor Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, 1971-1973.

Visiting professor University Ottawa, since 1997, director Center Research en Civilisation Canadienne-Francaise, 2000-2007. Director Etude Association Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris, 1975, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 94.

Achievements

• He has held a number of senior administrative positions at the Université de Montréal including Chairman, Department of History (1973–1975), Vice-Dean Studies (1975–1978) and Vice-Dean Research (1979–1982) in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Vice-President Academic (1982–1985). From 1985 until 1997, he was National Archivist and from 1993-1998 served as the first chairperson of UNESCO's Memory of the World Programme. In 1991, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.

Works

• book

  • Evolution et eclatement du monde rural: Structures, fonctionnement et evolution differentielle des societes rurales francaises et quebecoises, ... (Les Hommes et la terre) (French Edition)

    (24,4x16x3cm. Broché.)

  • Un Quebec Qui Bougeait Trame Socio-Politique Au Tournant Du XIXe Siecle
  • Evolution Et Eclatement Du Monde Rural: Structures, Fonctionnement Et Evolution Differentielle Des Societes Rurales Francaises Et Quebecoises, Xvii- (French Edition)
  • Un Quebec Qui Bougeait Trame Socio-Politique Au Tourant Du X I Xe Siecle

Membership

President international advising committee on memory of the world, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1993-1998. Fellow Royal Society Canada (section president 1985-1987, president since 1997). Member American Antiquarian Society, Academy des Lettres du Quebec, Institute d'Histoire l'Amerique Francaise (president 1973-1977), Canada History Association (president 1982), Association Canada-Francaise l'Avancement Sciences (president 1981-1983, emeritus member), Association Archivists Quebec, Association Canada Archivists, International Council on Archives (vice president 1988-1992, president 1992-1996, president emeritus).

Interests

• Music, especially jazz—plays drums. Address 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0N3. Telephone: (613) 992-2473.

Connections

Married Denyse Caron. Children: Normand, Robert, Sylvie.

Father:

Albert Wallot

Mother:

Adrienne (Thibodeau) Wallot

Spouse:

Denyse Caron

child:

Robert Wallot

child:

Sylvie Wallot

child:

Normand Wallot