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Ernest Cormier (1885-1980) was a Quebec engineer and architect who spent much of his career in the Montreal area, erecting notable examples of Art Deco and International style architecture. He first graduated as an engineer from Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal and then studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris where he received the Prix de Rome in 1914.

His major work is the central building of the Université de Montréal on the North slope of Mount Royal. This huge example of the Art Deco style was built between World War I and the middle of World War II and kept in a nearly pristine shape over the decades. The only major destruction of his designs within the interior spaces occurred in the 1970s when the great multistory hall of the central library was filled up with several smaller, one story rooms for the faculty of medicine and its library.

He is also responsible for the Supreme Court of Canada building in Ottawa.

In addition to showing a great balance, in most of his buildings, between the disciplines of engineeringEngineering is the application of science to the needs of humanity. This is accomplished through knowledge, mathematics, and practical experience applied to the design of useful objects or processes. Professional practitioners of engineering are called en and architecture, Cormier also had great skills as a painter and illustrator. He has left us many stunning renderings of his works, done in the planning stages.

In 19741974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). Events January-February January 5 Dungeons & Dragons officially released. February 4 Patricia Hearst, the 19 year old granddaughter of publisher William Randolph Hearst, is kidnapped, Cormier was inducted into the Order of CanadaThe Order of Canada is Canada's highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Order's motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning "they desire a better country. The Order was created on July 1, 1967, on the country's 100th anniversary, to re by Governor GeneralThe Governor General and Commander-in-Chief in and over Canada normally simply known as the Governor General of Canada in French, Gouverneur(e) general(e is the Canadian representative of the monarch (presently Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II). Unlike in s Jules LégerJules Leger ( April 4, 1913 November 22, 1980) was the Governor General of Canada ( 1974- 1979). Early years Born in St-Anicet, Quebec, Leger was raised in a devoutly religious family. His older brother, Paul-Emile Cardinal Leger, dedicated his life to th, and received numerous honours and awards.