Esdras Minville

Esdras Minville (November 7, 1896 in Grande-Vallée – December 9, 1975) was a Canadian writer, economist and sociologist. He served as the Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Université de Montréal, and was the first French-Canadian to serve as head of HEC Montréal. A staunch defender of Catholic social doctrine, Minville helped to found several co-operatives in the province.

He contributed to the Rowell-Sirois Commission, and chaired the Montreal Chamber of Commerce in 1947. His nationalist ideas resembled those of Victor Barbeau, François-Albert Angers and Lionel Groulx.

Published works Invitation à l'étude, 1943 L'agriculture, 1943 Montréal économique, 1943 La forêt, 1944 L'homme d'affaires, 1944 , 1946 Pêche et chasse, 1946 Les affaires: l'homme, les carrières, 1965

Awards Honorary doctorate from the University of Ottawa Honorary doctorate from the Université Laval Honorary doctorate from the Université de Sherbrooke Honorary doctorate from the Université de Montréal Member of the Royal Society of Canada 1947 - Ludger-Duvernay Prize 1968 - Innis-Gérin Medal