Adrien Pinard | |
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Born | February 14, 1916 |
Died | September 3, 1998 82) | (aged
Citizenship | Canadian |
Occupation | Psychologist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | Université de Montréal |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Psychology |
Sub-discipline | Developmental psychology |
Institutions | UQAM |
Adrien Pinard (1916-1998) was a Canadian psychologist and noted researcher in developmental psychology. [1]
He worked at the Universitéde Montréal from which he retired in 1981 as emeritus Professor of Psychology. [2] [3]
He was the founder of the Quebec Society of Professional Psychology Ordre des psychologues du Québec and was elected President of the Canadian Psychological Association in 1964. [4]
In 2014,a building at UQAM was named in his honour. [6] The Adrien Pinard Prize was established by the SociétéQuébécoise pour la Recherche en Psychologie for an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to psychology. [7]