Jean Lallemand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Canadian businessman
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Place of Birth: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
About Jean Lallemand
- Jean Lallemand (19 December 1898 - 17 November 1987) was a Canadian industrialist, philanthropist, and patron of the arts.
- In 1968 he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada and in 1979 he received a Canadian Music Council Medal.Born in Montreal, Lallemand graduated from the Université de Montréal with a Bachelor of Arts in 1919.
- His uncle was conductor Arthur Laurendeau.
- He played an instrumental role in the founding of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra in 1934 and he was later named honorary president of the MSO for life.
- In 1936 he established an annual composition prize bearing his name, winners of which included composers Henri Miro, Hector Gratton, and Graham George.
- In 1938 he established the children's choir school La Petite Maîtrise de Montréal.
- He remained active on the boards of a number of arts organizations in Montreal up into the latter years of his life.
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