Jacques Lacoursière

Jacques Lacoursière, CM CQ (4 May 1932 – 1 June 2021)[1] was a Canadian TV host, author and historian specialized in Quebec's history.

[3] It was as a student of Denis Vaugeois at the École normale that Jacques Lacoursière began to take a strong interest in history.

The author took his « Nos Racines » texts and reworked them for his new collection Histoire populaire du Québec, in five books.

[5] In 1977 and 1978, Jacques Lacoursière was the researcher for the Duplessis TV series, realized by Denys Arcand and shown at Radio-Canada.

[5] In 1996, he participated in the making of the history TV series Épopée en Amérique realized by Gilles Carle.

Jacques Lacoursière at the 2010 Montreal Book Fair
Jacques Lacoursière at the flea market in the 18th century atmosphere at Pointe-à-Callière on 26 August 2012