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{{Infobox person
| name   = Aegidius Fauteux
| image     = Aegi01.jpg
| image_size     = 250px
| caption  = Aegidius Fauteux, 1903
| birth_date  = 27 September 1876
| birth_place = [[Sainte-Cunégonde|Sainte-Cunégonde, Quebec]]
| death_date  = 22 April 1941 (aged 64)
| death_place = [[Montréal, Quebec]]
| resting_place = [[Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery]]
| occupation     = [[Journalist]], [[Librarian]], [[Historian]]
| spouse         = Antonia Chevrier
| parents        = Hercule Fauteux, Exilda Dagenais
| children       = Marie-Laure Fauteux
}}
'''Aegidius Fauteux''' (27 September 1876 – 22 April 1941) was a journalist, librarian and historian. He was designated a [[Person of National Historic Significance]] by the Canadian Government in 1955.<ref>[https://archive.today/20140418002317/http://www.pc.gc.ca/apps/dfhd/page_nhs_eng.aspx?id=1356 Fauteux, Ægidius National Historic Person<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Rue Aegidius-Fauteux in [[Montreal]] is named after him.
==Biography==
Aegidius Fauteux was born on 27 September 1876  to Hercule Fauteux and Exilda Dagenais. He completed a classical education at the [[Collège de Montréal]]. Fauteux felt a calling to the priesthood so he studied theology at the [[Grand Séminaire de Montréal]] between the years of 1887–1893.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lapointe |first=Vicky |date=2010-07-02 |title=14. L'historien et bibliothécaire Aegidius Fauteux (1876-1941) |url=https://tolkien2008.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/14-l%e2%80%99historien-et-bibliothecaire-aegidius-fauteux-1876-1941/ |access-date=2024-05-24 |website=Patrimoine, Histoire et Multimédia |language=fr-FR}}</ref> Discovering that his vocation was not in the clergy, he enrolled in law school at the [[Université Laval]] de Montréal. He was called to the bar in July 1903, but never practised.<ref>[http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/portraits/en/biography.shtm Fonds Aegidius Fauteux - Archives de Montréal - Montréal<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
In 1902, he founded the newspaper ''Le Rappel''. He remained its publisher until 1904. In 1905, he became parliamentary correspondent for the Quebec newspaper ''[[La Patrie (Canadian newspaper)|La Patrie]]'' until 1909. His last encounter with journalism was being the editor-in-chief to the newspaper ''[[La Presse (Canadian newspaper)|La Presse]]'' from 1909 to 1912.
In 1911, he married Antonia Chevrier.
In 1912, he began working at the Bibliothèque St. Sulpice, Montreal. The [[Great Depression]] caused the closure of the library in 1931, but Fauteux was hired by the city and worked as a librarian until his death in 1941.<ref name=autogenerated1>[http://grandquebec.com/gens-du-pays/aegidius-fauteux/ Fauteux, Aegidius - Québec<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 1937, he was the director and co-founder of the École de bibliothéconomie de l'Université de Montréal.
[[File:Aegidius Fauteux Pierre tombale.JPG|thumb|Aegidius Fauteux's tombstone in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery (P71), Montreal.]]
Fauteux died a widower in Montréal on 22 April 1941, leaving an adopted daughter, Marie-Laure. He was entombed at the [[Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery]] in Montreal.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Répertoire des personnages inhumés au cimetière ayant marqué l'histoire de notre société|publisher=Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery|location=Montreal|language=fr}}</ref>
During his life he produced six volumes of literary works and a dozen of critical editions. He wrote several bibliographies, conferences, studies and blogs.<ref name=autogenerated1 />
==Honours==
*Prix du concours de littérature française, Université Laval de Montréal, 1900, 1901 and 1902
*Ruban violet d'officier de l'Académie française, 1930
*Lorne Pierce Medal in History; Honorary Doctorate of Letters, [[Université de Montréal]], 1936
*[[J. B. Tyrrell Historical Medal]] of the [[Royal Society of Canada]], 1937<ref>{{Cite web |title=Past Award Winners |date=21 October 2018 |url=https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/past-award-winners#TyrrellMedal |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240629010729/https://rsc-src.ca/en/awards-excellence/past-award-winners#TyrrellMedal |archive-date=June 29, 2024 |publisher=The Royal Society of Canada}}</ref>
*Medal of the Société historique de Montréal for the best history book, 1941
*Person of National Historic Significance, 1955
==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.exlibris.ca/doku.php?id=biographies:fauteux-aegidius Aegidius Fauteux] biography at Ex Libris Association
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[[Category:Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)]]
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[[Category:20th-century Canadian historians]]
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[[Category:Canadian male non-fiction writers]]
[[Category:Université Laval alumni]]
[[Category:Burials at Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery]]