Gaétan Gervais
Gaétan Gervais | |
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Gaétan Gervais in 2014 | |
| Born | August 10, 1944 |
| Died | October 20, 2018 (aged 74) |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | historian, author, flag designer |
| Known for | Co-creator of the Franco-Ontarian flag |
| Notable work | Dictionnaire des écrits de l'Ontario français : 1613–1993 |
Gaétan Gervais, CM (August 10, 1944 – October 20, 2018) was a Canadian author, historian and university professor, most noted as a prominent figure in Franco-Ontarian culture. With a group of university students at Laurentian University, he designed the Franco-Ontarian flag, and was a founding member of the Franco-Ontarian Institute.