Gilles Cloutier Explained

Gilles George Cloutier
Birth Date:	27 June 1928
Birth Place:	Quebec City, Quebec
Death Place:	Laval, Quebec
Occupation:	Engineer and physicist
Awards:	Order of Canada National Order of Quebec

Gilles George Cloutier, (June 27, 1928 – May 13, 2014) was a Canadian physicist and former director of the Alberta Research Council.^[1]

Early life and education

Born in Quebec City, he was educated at Université Laval and McGill University.

Career

He was rector of the Université de Montréal from 1985 to 1993.^[2]

He died in 2014 at the age of 85.^[3]

Honours

• In 1976, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
• In 1981, he made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
• In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alberta.
• In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
• In 1993, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.
• He was appointed to the Canada Foundation for Innovation.

External links

• Canadian Who's Who 1997 entry

Notes and References

1. http://necrologie.lapresse.ca/resultatrecherche.php?nodef=3505559 Gilles Cloutier
2. Web site: L'ex-recteur de l'Université de Montréal, Gilles G. Cloutier, meurt à 85 ans . 985fm.ca . 2010-06-01 . 2014-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115814/http://www.985fm.ca/national/nouvelles/l-ex-recteur-de-l-universite-de-montreal-gilles-g.-319447.html . 2014-05-17 .
3. Web site: L'Ex-recteur de l'Université de Montréal, Gilles G. Cloutier, meurt à 85 ans • National • 98,5 fm Montréal . 2014-05-16 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115814/http://www.985fm.ca/national/nouvelles/l-ex-recteur-de-l-universite-de-montreal-gilles-g.-319447.html . 2014-05-17 .