Bro. Marie-Victorin Kirouac, F.S.C. | |
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| Born | Joseph-Louis-Conrad Kirouac April 3, 1885 Kingsey Falls, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | July 15, 1944 (aged 59) Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Resting place | Notre Dame des Neiges Cemetery |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation(s) | Religious Brother, teacher and botanist |
Brother Marie-Victorin, F.S.C. (April 3, 1885 – July 15, 1944), was a Canadian member of Brothers of the Christian Schools and a noted botanist in Quebec, Canada.[1]
Marie-Victorin gained worldwide fame as the author of Flore laurentienne and father of the Botanical Garden of Montreal.
- ^ Yves Gingras (1985). "The journey of Brother Marie-Victorin, é.c. (1885-1944)" (PDF) (in French). Review of the history of French America. p. 7. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
His incisive style and his organizational talents - not to mention the "charisma" that many of his contemporaries recognized in him - place him quickly at the head of the scientific movement