Louis-Edmond Hamelin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Louis-Edmond Hamelin

Canadian geographer

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: Quebec, Canada

Profession: writer, geographer, university teacher

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis-Edmond Hamelin, (born 21 March 1923) is a Canadian geographer, professor, and author born in Saint-Didace, Quebec, Canada, best known for his studies of Northern Canada. Hamelin created the Centre for Northern Studies at the Université Laval in Québec and is a past President of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières.
He was also a member of the Northwest Territories Legislative Council. Hamelin specializes in Northern and Aboriginal peoples studies.
He coined several words concerning the North, like Nordicity and wrote several books and articles on the North (Canadian Nordicity/Nordicité Canadienne).