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    Boyd Neel

    Louis Boyd Neel, OC, CBE, conductor, administrator, lecturer, writer, surgeon (born 19 July 1905 in Blackheath, London, England; died 30 September 1981 in Toronto, ON).

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    Louis Caron

    Louis Caron, journalist, writer (b at Sorel, Qué 21 July 1942). He quit his classical studies to try several trades before becoming a journalist 1960-76, with Radio-Canada, Le Nouveliste of Trois-Rivières and the Québec government. After 1976 he devoted himself to writing.

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    Louis Charbonneau

    Louis Charbonneau. Cellist, teacher, b Montreal 23 or 24 Feb 1865, d Quebec City 23 Nov 1927. His father was the organ-builder Raymond Roger Charbonneau, who worked at Casavant Frères.

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    Louis Charbonneau

    Louis Charbonneau, timpanist, percussionist, teacher (born 29 June 1932 in Montreal, QC; died 26 July 2026).

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    Louis Chartier

    Louis Chartier. Baritone, teacher, fl 1914-30. In 1914 he was one of the students at the La Palme-Issaurel studio. He was a soloist at Notre-Dame Church in Montreal, and he gave a concert with Hercule Lavoie in Verdun, near Montreal.

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    Louis Cyr

    He was fêted in London, England, where on 19 January 1889 he lifted in succession a 250 kg weight with one finger, 1860 kg on his back, and 124 kg above his head with one hand.

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    Louis de Niverville

    Louis de Niverville, painter (born 7 June 1933 in Andover, England; died 11 February 2019 in Oakville, ON).

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    Louis-Dominique Lavigne

    Louis-Dominique Lavigne in Bobby ou Le vertige du sens (courtesy Le thé\u00e2tre de quartier). Lavigne, Louis-Dominique Louis-Dominique Lavigne, author, director, actor (b at Montréal 18 Jun 1949). Louis-Dominique Lavigne participated in the heyday of collective creation in the 1970s and continues to champion a non-elitist vision of theatre that welcomes all audiences. For 40 years, his efforts have been directed mainly toward young audiences. He has written more than 40 plays, and has co-directed (with...

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    Louis Dudek

    Louis Dudek, poet, critic, professor and literary activist (b at Montréal 6 Feb 1918; d at Montréal 22 March 2001). He was educated in Montréal and went to McGill (BA), where he wrote for the McGill Daily.

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    Louis Dulongpré

    Louis Dulongpré. Painter, teacher of music and dancing, stage manager, topographer, b probably in Paris, 16 Apr 1759, d St-Hyacinthe, Lower Canada (Quebec), 26 Apr 1843. He came to North America on a French troopship during the American War of Independence.

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    Louis-Édouard Desjardins

    Louis-Édouard (pseudonym 'Bon vieux temps') Desjardins. Physician, folklorist, bass, choirmaster, teacher, composer, b Terrebonne, near Montreal, 10 Sep 1837, d Montreal 2 Mar 1919; MD (Victoria College, Cobourg, Ont) 1872.

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    Louis-Édouard Glackemeyer

    Louis-Édouard Glackemeyer. Notary, flutist, b Quebec City 7 Dec 1793, d there 10 Feb 1881. Because of a general prejudice against teaching music to men, he was self-taught. He studied the flute without his father, Frederick's, knowledge while working towards a career as a notary.

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    Louis Gravel

    Louis Gravel. Baritone, teacher, b Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré, near Quebec City, 30 Mar 1895, d 22 Dec 1977. He received his first solfège and singing lessons from his father, a member of the choir at the Basilica of Ste-Anne. He studied at the École normale in Quebec City with J.

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    Louis Hamelin

    Louis Hamelin, novelist (b at Saint-Séverin de Proulxville, Qc, 9 Jun 1959). His strange insane novels peopled with disillusioned heroes and witnessing the despair of an entire generation, made Louis Hamelin a major author of the 1990s.

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    Louis Hémon

    Louis Hémon, writer (b at Brest, France 12 Oct 1880; d at Chapleau, Ont 8 July 1913). Hémon immigrated to Canada in 1911. After working (1911-12) as a bilingual stenographer with a Montréal life insurance

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