Jérôme Demers (August 1, 1774 – May 17, 1853) was a Québécois Roman Catholic priest, author, architect, educator, and ecclesiastical administrator. He was perhaps best known as a teacher of philosophy (along with literature, architecture, and science) at the Séminaire de Québec, where he taught for more than fifty years. His Institutiones Philosophicae ad Usum Studiosae Juventutis appeared in 1835[1] and was the first Canadian textbook of philosophy. Louis-Joseph Papineau was among his students.[2][3][4][5]

He also exercised a strong influence in the field of architecture.[6] A building that is part of the Musée de l'Amérique française now bears his name.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Institutiones philosophicae ad usum studiosae juventutis". Internet Archive. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. ↑ http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/jerome-demers/
  3. ↑ "Jérôme Demers (1774-1853)". Archived from the original on 2012-03-26. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  4. ↑ "Biography – DEMERS, JÉRÔME – Volume VIII (1851-1860) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Archibald, Thomas; Charbonneau, Louis (2005). "Mathematics in Canada Before 1945: A Preliminary Survey". In Kinyon, Michael; Van Brummelen, Glen (eds.). Mathematics and the Historian's Craft. Springer Science+Business Media, Inc. p. 154. ISBN 0-387-25284-3. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  6. ↑ Toker, Franklin (1991). The Church of Notre-Dame in Montreal: an architectural history. McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. p. 77. ISBN 9780773508484.
  7. ↑ "Musée de l'Amérique française : Musée le la civilisation Museological Complex". Archived from the original on 2011-09-18. Retrieved 2011-09-04.
  8. ↑ "The Pavillon Jérôme-Demers". www.mcq.org. Archived from the original on 2012-03-26.
  9. ↑ "Le Musée de l'Amérique française : News desk : Musée le la civilisation Museological Complex". www.mcq.org. Archived from the original on 2007-06-02.


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