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Officer of the Order of Canada
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Robert Després
1924-09-27 – 2016-06-14
Life & Legacy
Robert Després, (September 27, 1924 – June 14, 2016) was a French Canadian businessman. Després had a bachelor's degree and an MBA from Université Laval.
In 2006, Després was appointed chairman of the Board of Directors of Cominar Real Estate Investment Trust, one of the largest commercial real estate property owners and managers in the province of Quebec.
In 1978, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2003, he was made a Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec. He died from lung cancer on June 14, 2016.
Occupation & Career
businessperson
Education
Laval University
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Officer of the Order of Canada; Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec; honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec · honorary doctorate at the Laval University · Officer of the Order of Canada
Education & Institutions
Laval University
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Grand Officer of the National Order of Quebec
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honorary doctorate at the Laval University
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q3434950 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
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