William-Henry Gauvin | |
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Born | Paris, France | March 30, 1913
Died | June 6, 1994 Beaconsfield, Quebec | (aged 81)
Occupation | chemical engineer |
William-Henry Gauvin CC FRSC (March 30, 1913 – June 6, 1994) was Canadian chemical engineer. [1] He was also an educator and championed industry-university-governmental research in Canada. [2]
William H. Gauvin was born in Paris, France, on 1913. [3] [4] He attended schools in Europe before moving to Montreal, Canada. [5] He received his B.Eng. (1941), M. Eng. (1942) and Ph.D. (1945) degree from McGill University.
He was a professor of Chemical Engineering at McGill University. He worked as a consultant at Pulp and Paper Research Institute of Canada, Montréal from 1951 to 1957. He was a director on advanced technology at Noranda Research Center from 1982 to 1983. He was also a Scientific Advisor to Director at Institut de recherche d'Hydro-Québec from 1983 to 1990.
Honorary Doctorate Degrees: [4]