- Armand Frappier
Armand Frappier, CC, GOQ (
November 26 ,1904 –December 17 ,1991 ) was a physician, microbiologist and expert ontuberculosis fromQuebec ,Canada .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 theUniversité 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", 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
* 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 theOrder of Canada .
* In 1985, he was made a Grand Officer of theNational Order of Quebec .
* In 1993, theQuebec government created thePrix Armand-Frappier in his honour, given every year to a scientist in recognition of his or her career.
* He is a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Canada
* OnJanuary 17 ,2000 ,Canada Post honoured him with a stamp entitled, "Armand Frappier: Champion Disease Fighter".References
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