title: Gilles Cloutier
text: # Gilles Cloutier
  
  Gilles George Cloutier, CC OQ FRSC (June 27, 1928 – May 13, 2014) was a Canadian physicist and former director of the Alberta Research Council.
  
  ## Early life and education
  
  Born in Quebec City, he was educated at Université Laval and McGill University.
  
  ## Career
  
  He was rector of the Université de Montréal from 1985 to 1993.
  
  He died in 2014 at the age of 85.
  
  ## Honours
  
  * In 1976, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.
  * In 1981, he made an Officer of the Order of Canada.
  * In 1983, he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Alberta.
  * In 1989, he was made an Officer of the National Order of Quebec.
  * In 1993, he was promoted to Companion of the Order of Canada.
  * He was appointed to the Canada Foundation for Innovation.
  