Paul Wyczynski
Paul Wyczynski, OC, FRSC (June 29, 1921 – November 27, 2008) was a Polish-born Canadian literature scholar who pioneered the study of French Canadian literature. A specialist of the work of Émile Nelligan, he spent his academic career at the University of Ottawa, where he founded the Centre de Recherche en Civilisation Canadienne-Française.
He was a member of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism.
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- Officers of the Order of Canada
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- Polish resistance members of World War II
- Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- Commanders of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland
- Literary scholars