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Francois Charles Archile "Archile" Jeanneret

Francois Charles Archile "Archile" Jeanneret

Male 1890 - 1967  (76 years)

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  • Name Francois Charles Archile "Archile" Jeanneret 
    Born 18 Nov 1890  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1891  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Lutheran 
    Occupation 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Student 
    Residence 1911  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Lutheran 
    Died 1967 
    Hall of Fame - Waterloo Region Bef 2012  , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Interesting education 
    Name Archild Jeanneret 
    Name Archile Jeanneret 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-197727 
    Person ID I197727  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Louis Alfred "Alfred" Jeanneret,   b. 7 Nov 1859, Les Ponts-de-Martel, Neuchâtel, , , Switzerland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Jul 1940, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Phoebe Sophia Haack,   b. 26 Feb 1864, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 1950, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years) 
    Family ID F187435  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Frances Evelyn Mildred Geike,   b. 3 Sep 1885, Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Married 23 Jun 1913  Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F24975  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    Francois Charles Archile Jeanneret
    Francois Charles Archile Jeanneret
    from Waterloo Region Hall of Fame

  • Notes 
    • F.C.A. Jeanneret was born in Elmira on November 18, 1890. He graduated with honours from Berlin Collegiate and played on the Rangers soccer team which won the Dominion championship.

      Following graduation from the University of Toronto, he studied at the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne, Paris. He was head of the department of modern languages at Upper Canada College 1912-13. He was on the staff of University College from 1913, being chairman in the School of Graduate Studies 1947-51, principal of University College 1951-59 and Chancellor of the University of Toronto 1959-67.

      He was the author of fifteen textbooks, including French texts used in Ontario high schools. From 1926-41 he directed the Ontario department of education's oral French course for teachers at Quebec City and was honoured by Laval University.

      Jeanneret was named an Officer d'Academie by France in 1940, was awarded a medal by the French government in 1959 and the Chaveau Medal by the Royal Society of Canada.

      He was Canadian delegate to the Commonwealth Education Conference, Oxford, 1959 and in Delhi, India, 1962.

      "List Of Hall Of Fame Inductees". 2021. Waterlooregionmuseum.Ca. https://www.waterlooregionmuseum.ca/en/exhibits/past-and-present-inductees.aspx#.

  • Sources 
    1. [S161] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1901, Elmira (Village) B. Page 17.

    2. [S176] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1911, Div. 49 Pg. 9.

    3. [S2057] Census - ON, Waterloo, Elmira - 1891, Pg. 41.

    4. [S220] Waterloo Region Hall of Fame Waterloo Region Hall of Fame.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Nov 1890 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1891 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Student - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Lutheran - 1911 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 23 Jun 1913 - Elmira, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsHall of Fame - Waterloo Region - Bef 2012 - , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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