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   Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Thursday, 04-Apr-2024 09:59:53 JST Evan Prodromou

   Today, April 3, is the birthday of Brother Marie-Victorin Kirouac. Brother Marie-Victorin was a botanist who was passionate about the plants of his native St. Lawrence River valley. At a time when the Canadian scientific establishment was anglo dominated, he proved that Quebecois could contribute to science. His 1935 magnum opus, Flore laurentienne, remains the definitive guide to this ecoregion. His personal collection was the basis of the Montreal Botanical Garden.

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie-Victorin_Kirouac?wprov=sfla1

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     Evan Prodromou (evan@cosocial.ca)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2024 05:33:50 JST Evan Prodromou

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     • Thomas Vander Wal

     @vanderwal absolutely! There are two recent films about Marie-Victorin also (details in the Wikipedia page). Might be worth a watch!

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     Thomas Vander Wal (vanderwal@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 05-Apr-2024 05:33:51 JST Thomas Vander Wal

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     @evan Not often you see a Christian Brother's habit in a social media feed.

     Interesting story. Thanks!