Richard Arès, was a French Canadian

French Canadian

French Canadian or Francophone Canadian, , generally refers to the descendents of French colonists who arrived in New France in the 17th and 18th centuries...

 humanist

Humanism

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 and writer.

Born in Marieville

Marieville, Quebec

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, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

, the son of Georges Arès and Dorila Théberge, he was ordained a Jesuit Priest in 1944. From 1974 to 1975, he was President of Académie I of the Royal Society of Canada

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In 1979, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada

Order of Canada

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"in recognition of the important role he has played in the cultural life of his fellow citizens". http://www.gg.ca/honours/search-recherche/honours-desc.asp?lang=e&TypeID=orc&id=41