Cyril Simard
Cyril Simard (23 May 1938 – 10 May 2026) was a Canadian architect and ethnologist. Simard was the designer of the exhibition Terre des Hommes (exposition) at the Expo 67 in Montreal. In 1970, he became the director of the Centrale d’artisanat du Québec.
Cyril Simard
- Name
- Cyril Simard
- Born
- 23 May 1938
- Birthplace
- Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 10 May 2026
- Occupation
- * Architect
- Education
- Université Laval
- Nationality
- Canada
- Honours
- Officer of the National Order of Quebec · Prix Gérard-Morisset
- Languages
- French
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He earned his doctorate from the Université Laval in 1986 with a thesis titled Économuséologie: comment rentabiliser une entreprise culturelle. His works have been archived at the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. Simard died on 10 May 2026, at the age of 87.
Cyril Simard studied at Laval University. The recorded working language is French. Employment is recorded with Laval University. Work by Cyril Simard is recorded in the collections of Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec. Distinctions recorded are Officer of the National Order of Quebec and Prix Gérard-Morisset.
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• Name — Cyril Simard • Born — 23 May 1938 • Birthplace — Baie-Saint-Paul, Quebec, Canada • Died — 10 May 2026 • Occupation — * Architect • ethnologist • Education — Université Laval
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Distinctions
• Member of the Royal Society of Canada (1996) • Officer of the National Order of Quebec (2005) • Prix Gérard-Morisset (2005) • Médaille de la Ville de Québec (2006)
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Cyril Simard was born at Baie-Saint-Paul.
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Cyril Simard died at Quebec City.
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