Maryvonne Kendergi

Maryvonne Kendergi or Kendergian, (15 August 1915 – 27 September 2011) was a Canadian-Armenian writer, professor, musicologist, pianist, and Québécois commentator.

Life Kendergi was born 15 August 1915 in Aintab to an Armenian family. Due to the Armenian genocide she fled to Syria, where she grew up, then moved to France. At the Sorbonne, she studied and gained an advanced degree in 1942.

Honours 1980 – Member of the Order of Canada 1982 – Canadian Music Council Medal 1983 – The Lynch-Staunton Prize 1985 – Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec 1985 – Prix Calixa-Lavallée 1992 – Officer of the Order of Canada 1994 – Medal of the Académie des lettres du Québec 2000 – Prix Opus, hommage