CNHP - John Macoun (1831-1920), Ottawa, Ontario
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N 45° 24.712 W 075° 41.387
18T E 446024 N 5028936
This plaque is southwest of the Museum of Nature, 240 McLeod.
Waymark Code: WMZ7VQ
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 09/24/2018
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In June 2018, this plaque to John Macouin was unveiled in the Landscapes of Canada Garden at the Canadian Museum of Nature, an appropriate location for this significant naturalist and botanist.
Ce naturaliste et botaniste est le premier à étudier, à consigner et à classifier systématiquement la flore canadienne. Après la Confédération, il se rend dans l'Ouest avec des arpentures du Canadien Pacifique et conclut de façon controversée que les terres semi-arides de la région appelée triangle de Palliser permettent l'élevage et la culture du blé. Au course de sa vie, il amasse de nombreux spécimens botaniques, qui forment la base de la collection nationale canadienne. Par ses écrits et ses échanges de reseignements et de spécimens dans le monde, il contribue largement à l'enrichissement du domaine émergent de la botanique.
This field naturalist and botanist was the first to survey, document, and categorize Canadian flora in a systematic manner. After Confederation, he travelled west for the Canadian Pacific Railway with surveying parties and controversially concluded that a semi-arid prairie region, known as Palliser's Triangle, could sustain ranching and wheat cultivation. He amassed a vast number of botanical specimens during his lifetime, which served as the foundation of Canada's national collection. Through his publications and international exchanges of information and exemplars, he greatly enriched the emerging field of botany.
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