What is "erudit"

n. (context rare English) An erudite person, a scholar, especially in French contexts.

Érudit is a Quebec non-profit publishing platform. Founded in 1998, it publishes research in the humanities and social sciences, as well as select physical and natural science journals. The organization is a consortium of Université de Montréal, Université Laval, and Université du Québec à Montréal. Érudit is the largest provider of Canadian French and bilingual research publications.