Summary
Armand Frappier[pronunciation?] CC GOQ OBE MSRC (November 26, 1904 – December 17, 1991) was a physician, microbiologist, and expert on tuberculosis from Quebec, Canada.
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| Born | November 26, 1904 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec |
| Died | December 17, 1991 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | physician, microbiologist |
| Awards | Order of Canada National Order of Quebec Order of the British Empire |
Born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, the son of Arthur-Alexis Frappier and Bernadette Codebecq, his mother died in 1923 from tuberculosis. This greatly affected him and he pursued a career devoted to fighting this tueuse de maman (mother killer). In 1924, he received a Bachelor of Arts and, in 1930, he received a medical degree from the Université de Montréal. In 1933, he obtained a Bachelor of Science also from the Université de Montréal.
In 1938, he founded the Institut de microbiologie et d'hygiène de Montréal - following the model of the Pasteur Institute in Paris and the Connaught Laboratories of the University of Toronto (Malissard, 1998; 1999a, 1999b, 2000)- the first French-language school of hygiene in the world, and served as its director for 38 years. It was renamed Institut Armand-Frappier in 1975.
He was instrumental in the fight against tuberculosis in Canada and as one of the first researchers to confirm the safety and usefulness of the Bacillus Calmette-Guérin vaccine.
In 1929, he married Thérèse Ostiguy. They had four children: Lise, Monique, Michèle, and Paul.
Honours edit
- He was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire by King George VI, upon the recommendation of the Canadian government.
- In 1969, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
- In 1985, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
- In 1993, the Quebec government created the Prix Armand-Frappier in his honour, given every year to a scientist in recognition of his or her career.
- He was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
- On January 17, 2000, Canada Post honoured him with a stamp entitled, Armand Frappier: Champion Disease Fighter.
- In 2012, he was inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.[1]
References edit
- ^ "Dr. Armand Frappier". Canadian Medical Hall of Fame. 2012. Archived from the original on 2014-08-19.
- Malissard, P. (1998), « La longue controverse de la vaccination antituberculeuse au Canada : le Bacille Calmette Guérin (bcg), 1925-1975 », Canadian Bulletin of the History of Medicine/Bulletin canadien d'histoire de la médecine, vol. 15, p. 85-126.
- Malissard, P. (1999a), « Les centres universitaires de production et de recherche en microbiologie au Canada ou savoir se rendre utile», Bulletin d'histoire politique, vol. 7, no 3, p. 40-50.
- Malissard, P. (1999b), Quand les universitaires se font entrepreneurs. Les Laboratoires Connaught et l'Institut de microbiologie et d'hygiène de l'Université de Montréal, 1914-1972, thèse de doctorat, Université du Québec à Montréal.
- Malissard, P. (2000), « Les "Start-Up" de jadis : la production de vaccins au Canada » Sociologie et sociétés, vol. 32, n° 1, p. 93-106.
- "Dr. Armand Frappier (1904-1991)". Saskatchewan Lung Association. Archived from the original on April 6, 2005. Retrieved June 3, 2005.
- "Abridged biography of Dr. Armand Frappier (PDF)" (PDF). Armand Frappier Museum. Retrieved June 3, 2005.[permanent dead link]
External links edit
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