Fernand Dumont

Fernand Dumont (Known as "Fernand Dumont")

Sociologist, Philosopher, Theologian, Author of Genèse de la société québécoise

Born Jun 24, 1927

Montmorency (Quebec City), Canada

Passed Away May 01, 1997 Quebec City, Canada

Lifespan 69 years old

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Eminent Quebec sociologist, philosopher, and intellectual giant whose foundational works, including Le Lieu de l'homme and Genèse de la société québécoise, provided the intellectual compass for the Quiet Revolution.

Biographical Record

Raised in a working-class textile town, Dumont studied sociology at Université Laval and the Sorbonne, returning to teach at Laval for thirty-five years. A profound Christian humanist, he founded the Institute of Culture and the journal Recherches sociographiques.

Dumont was the principal architect of Quebec's 1978 White Paper on cultural development and served as a moral arbiter for Quebec sovereignty, wedding democratic emancipation with rigorous metaphysical contemplation in works like Genèse de la société québécoise.

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Sainte-Pétronille Cemetery (Île d'Orléans)
Sainte-Pétronille (Quebec), Canada

                         GPS: 46.8500, -71.1333                    

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