Esdras Minville

Esdras Minville (November 7, 1896 in Grande-Vallée – December 9, 1975) was a Canadian writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province.

He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas resembled those of Victor Barbeau, François-Albert Angers and Lionel Groulx.

Published works

 * Invitation à l'étude, 1943
 * L'agriculture, 1943
 * Montréal économique, 1943
 * La forêt, 1944
 * L'homme d'affaires, 1944
 * Le citoyen canadien-français, 1946
 * Pêche et chasse, 1946
 * Les affaires: l'homme, les carrières, 1965

Awards

 * Honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa
 * Honorary doctorate from the Université Laval
 * Honorary doctorate from the Université de Sherbrooke
 * Honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal
 * Member of the Royal Society of Canada
 * 1947 - Ludger-Duvernay Prize
 * 1968 - Innis-Gérin Medal