Fred and Norah Urquhart

This article is about the Canadian entomologist. For the Scottish short story writer, see Fred Urquhart (writer).

Fred Urquhart
CM
Born
Frederick Albert Urquhart

December 13, 1911
Toronto, Canada
DiedNovember 3, 2002(2002-11-03) (aged 90)
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
Alma materUniversity of Toronto
Known forResearch on monarch butterflies
SpouseNorah Roden (Patterson) Urquhart
AwardsOrder of Canada
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, Entomology
InstitutionsScarborough College

University of Toronto

Royal Ontario Museum
Thesis (1949)
Norah Roden Urquhart
CM
Born
Norah Roden Patterson

(1918-06-23)June 23, 1918
DiedMarch 13, 2009(2009-03-13) (aged 90)
Pickering, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
OccupationZoologist
Known forResearch on monarch butterflies
SpouseFrederick Albert Urquhart
AwardsOrder of Canada

Frederick Albert Urquhart CM (December 13, 1911 – November 3, 2002) was a Canadian zoologist and professor of zoology who studied the migration of monarch butterflies, Danaus plexippus L.[1][2] Together with his wife, Norah Roden Urquhart CM, he identified their migration routes, discovered that the migration spans multiple generations of butterflies, and found their wintering place in Mexico—considered "one of the greatest natural history discoveries" of the 20th-century.[2]

  1. ^ "Urquhart, Frederick Albert "Fred" (oral history) - Discover Archives". University of Toronto Archives and Records Management Services. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mr. Federick Albert Urquhart". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved August 19, 2022.