Paul Wyczynski
Paul Wyczynski, OC, FRSC (June 29, 1921 – November 27, 2008) was a Polish-born Canadian literature scholar who pioneered the study of French Canadian literature. A specialist of the work of Émile Nelligan, he spent his academic career at the University of Ottawa, where he founded the Centre de Recherche en Civilisation Canadienne-Française. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
Also recorded as Paweł Wyczyński
Paul Wyczynski
- Born
- 1921 · Zelgoszcz and Pomeranian Voivodeship.
- Died
- 2008 · Ottawa.
- Nationality
- Canada
- Occupation
- poet · historian
- Education
- University of Lille
- Honours
- Prix Champlain · honorary doctorate at the Laval University · Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland · Lorne Pierce Medal · Member of the Order of Canada
- Languages
- Polish · French
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Paul Wyczynski, OC, FRSC (June 29, 1921 – November 27, 2008) was a Polish-born Canadian literature scholar who pioneered the study of French Canadian literature. A specialist of the work of Émile Nelligan, he spent his academic career at the University of Ottawa, where he founded the Centre de Recherche en Civilisation Canadienne-Française. He was a member of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
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Born at Zelgoszcz, Pomeranian Voivodeship in 1921, died in Ottawa in 2008.
Paul Wyczynski studied at University of Lille. The recorded working language is Polish and French. Distinctions recorded are Prix Champlain, honorary doctorate at the Laval University, Commander of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and Lorne Pierce Medal.
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Zelgoszcz and Pomeranian Voivodeship.
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- 1.Agnès Whitfield, « Nelligan, de l'homme à l'œuvre », Lettres québécoises, 1988, no 49, p. 56-57.
- 2.Obituary • Paul Wyczynski. ottawacitizen.
- 3.Paul Wyczynski. Essayiste, critique et historien des lettres. Lettres québécoises. 42. 1986.
- 4.Dictionnaire des auteurs de langue française en Amérique du Nord. Fidès. 1989. 2-7621-1475-6.
- 5.M. Paul Wyczynski. Le gouverneur général du Canada.
- 6.Étudier, archiver, perpétuer : les 60 ans du Centre de recherche en civilisation canadienne-française (CRCCF). Acfas.
- 7.Historique. Centre for Research on French Canadian Culture.
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