Paulette Collet

Paulette Collet (1926/1927 – 13 February 2026) was a Belgian essayist and academic.

Life and career Born in Verviers in 1926, Collet fled to London at the onset of World War II, where she earned a bachelor's degree from King's College London and subsequently pursued a master's degree and doctorate from the Université Laval in Quebec City.

From 1950 to 1952, Collet taught at the Lycée de Londres before working as a professor at the Kansas State Teachers College, Saint Peter's College, and the University of St. Michael's College. She primarily taught literature and theatre. She received the Prix Raymond-Casgrain for her 1966 essay L’Hiver dans le roman canadien-français, receiving praise from and criticism from , Laurent Mailhot, and Jean-Charles Falardeau. She dedicated numerous works to Jean Racine and Molière. In 2024, she was honored with the Prix Jean-Baptiste Rousseaux.

Collet died on 13 February 2026, at the age of 99.

Works L’Hiver dans le roman canadien-français (1966) Roger-François Thépot (1972) Modern French. A Grammar Review (1973) Marie Le Franc : deux parties, deux exils (1976) Les Romanciers français et le Canada (1842–1981) : Anthologie (1984)