About Huguette Gaulin
Lived 1944 – 1972 (aged 27–28). Huguette Gaulin was a Canadian poet, writer and novelist.
Huguette Gaulin Bergeron (1944 – June 6, 1972), was a French Canadian novelist, who committed suicide publicly by self-immolation in a major street of the Old Port of Montreal, Place Jacques-Cartier, while screaming ("You have destroyed the beauty of the world!").
Luc Plamondon, a French-Canadian lyricist, was inspired to write a hymn in Huguette Gaulin Bergeron's honour, with music by Christian Saint-Roch. The hymn, entitled , has since been sung by numerous French-Canadian artists such as Diane Dufresne, Isabelle Boulay, Garou, and Éric Lapointe.
Works Lecture En Velocipede, 1972
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Who was Huguette Gaulin?
French-speaking Canadian novelist
When was Huguette Gaulin born?
Huguette Gaulin was born in 1944 in Montreal.
When did Huguette Gaulin die?
Huguette Gaulin died on 6 June 1972 in Montreal.
What was Huguette Gaulin's occupation?
Huguette Gaulin was a poet, writer and novelist.
What nationality was Huguette Gaulin?
Huguette Gaulin was Canadian.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Huguette Gaulin. https://biography.guide/huguette-gaulin/
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