Jérôme Demers, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Québécois priest and teacher of philosophy
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Place of Birth: Lévis, Quebec, Canada
About Jérôme Demers
- 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 and was the first Canadian textbook of philosophy.
- Louis-Joseph Papineau was among his students.He also exercised a strong influence in the field of architecture.
- A building that is part of the Musée de l'Amérique française now bears his name.
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