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Canadian journalist and writer (1882–1964) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Damase Potvin (born October 16, 1882 – 1964)[1] was a writer and journalist born in Bagotville. He is the son of Charles Potvin and Julie Hudon.
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Damase Potvin Désignation de 2 avenue (Baie-Comeau et Montréal) et 3 rues (Québec (ville), Lévis et Saguenay (ville)) en son nom | |
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| Born | October 16, 1882 |
| Died | June 9, 1964 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | Journalist and writer |
| Language | French |
| Years active | 36 |
He obtained his baccalauréat ès arts at the Séminaire de Chicoutimi where he contributed to the newspaper of the Institution L'Oiseau-Mouche, then enrolled, in 1894, in a business course. In 1903, he entered the White Fathers of Africa and unable to adapt to the climate of Algiers, he returned to the country in 1905.[2] Subsequently, he opted for journalism and in 1905 founded the first newspaper in the Saguenay region, Le Travailleur. He directed Le Progrès du Saguenay (1906) for a year. He will then move to Quebec where he will be assistant editor at La Semaine Commerciale and La Vérité then editor-in-chief at Quotidien in Lévis. He will then found Le Petit Québécois in which he will write controversial columns under the pseudonym of Jean Yves. In 1910, he moved to Montreal where he worked for Devoir (1910), while contributing to various newspapers and magazines: Chasse et Pêche, Culture, Saturday, French Canada. In July 1918, he founded the review Le Terroir, organ of the Society of Arts, Sciences and Letters, which will be published until 1940.
In December 1917 he co-founded, with Georges Morisset and Alonzo Cinq-Mars, the Society of Arts, Sciences and Letters of Quebec.[3] In 1938, he organized the Quebec Journalists Club. He will be a member of the Press Gallery in the Parliament of Quebec, of the Montreal Historical Society and of Quebec, of the Canadian Institute of Quebec, of the Literary School of Montreal and the Society of French-Canadian Writers.
In 1938, he received the Prix David for his novel Peter McLeod and in 1940, the Prize of the Ministry of Mines for his novel Sous le signe du quartz. His work is mainly focused on the terroir and the return to the land.
The Damase-Potvin Literary Prize is awarded in his memory.
From 1985 to 1995, the Damase-Potvin Prize was awarded to scientists on the occasion of the Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean Regional Scientific Merit.
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