Albert Tessier

Tessier started taking photographs with his Kodak Brownie in 1913.

Albert Tessier studied at Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières and Catholic University of Paris. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Laval University and Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières. Distinctions recorded are Prix de la langue française and Medal of the City of Paris.

• Name — Albert Tessier • Born — 6 March 1895 • Birthplace — Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Quebec, Canada • Died — 13 September 1976 • Place of death — Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada • Occupation — priest, historian and film maker • Illustration — Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade cemetery, tombstone Mgr Albert Tessier (1895-1976), Mgr. F. X. St-Arnaud (1902-1988), Canon C. H. Lapointe (1909-1997), Jean-Claude Chevalier (1926-2014)

He was ordained priest by Monsignor François-Xavier Cloutier in June 1920 and received a PhD in Theology in Rome in 1922. He moved back to his native area in 1924 and began a career as a teacher and professor of history and literature. In 1937, he replaced Thomas Chapais and took over the Chair in History of Canada at the Université Laval.

Tessier was known to be very proud of his area of origin. He coined the word Mauricie in 1933 to designate his native area. Before then, the expression "Saint-Maurice Valley" had been used. Many of the movies that he produced informed the public about the area's background.

From 1925 until his death, Tessier made more than seventy non-fiction films. His favorite subjects were nature, history, religion, education and culture. • Film — Date • Arbres et bêtes — 1942-1943 • Artisanat familial — 1939-1942 • Baie d'Hudson — 1950 • Bénissez le Seigneur — 1937 • Les Bourgault — 1940 • C'est l'aviron qui nous mène — 1942 • Cantique de la Création — 1942 • Cantique du soleil — 1935 • Centenaire — 1934 • Chutes de divers films d'Albert Tessier • Congrès eucharistique trifluvien — 1941 • Conquête constructive — 1939 • Credo du paysan — 1942 • Dans le bois — 1925-1930 • Démonstrations religieuses trifluviennes — 1933-1936 • Des Trois-Rivières à la Rivière-au-Rat visite à La Pierre — 1941-1944 • La Mauricie — 1952 • Écoles de bonheur — 1954 • Écoles et écoliers — 1939-1940 • Écoles ménagères régionales — 1942 • Écoles ménagères régionales femmes dépareillées — 1942 • Femme forte — 1938 • Femmes dépareillées réalisation et commentaires — 1948 • La forêt bienfaisante — 1942-1943 • Gloire à l'eau — 1935-1950 • La Grande vie tonifiante de la forêt — 1942-1943 • Hommage à notre paysannerie — 1938 • L'Île-aux-Coudres — 1939 • L'Île-aux-Grues, terre de sérénité — 1939 • L'Île d'Orléans, reliquaire d'histoire — 1939 • L'Île fleurie — 1939 • Indiens de la Mauricie — 1936 • Ma famille — 1938 • Le Miracle du curé Chamberland — 1938 • Mont-Carmel — 1939 • Parki-parka — 1951 • La Pêche — 1937-1940 • Pot-pourri d'animaux — 1940-1950 • Pour aimer ton pays — 1942 • Quatre artistes canadiens — 1938-1948 • Ralliements ménagers — 1949-1951 • Rocheuses — 1950 • Tavibois — 1950 • Tourisme nautique — 1936 • Trois-Rivières — 1949 • Trois-Rivières — 1932 • Trois-Rivières — 1934 • Trois-Rivières sous la neige — 1937 • Un sport passionnant; La chasse aux images — 1936-1942

Albert Tessier died at the Saint-Joseph Hospital in Trois-Rivières on September 13, 1976.

He was employed by Laval University and Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-Rivières. He belonged to Société des Dix and Royal Society of Canada.

Albert Tessier is recorded as having received Prix de la langue française and Medal of the City of Paris.