CA-K937Culture & sport

Abbé Léon Provancher, naturalist

Abbé Léon Provancher (The Canadian Field-Naturalist, 1919). Léon Provancher 1820-1892 02 · The Canadian field-naturalist ("courtesy les Archives Léon-Provancher, l'Université Laval") · Photo source · Photo licence: Public domain. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Abbé Léon Provancher was a naturalist and entomologist known for his work on bees, wasps and ants. His publications include Flore canadienne and Petite faune entomologique du Canada. In 1868 he founded Le Naturaliste canadien, and he assembled several insect collections.

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Provancher as described in his designation.

Sources behind this record

Abbé Léon Provancher National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada (Directory of Federal Heritage Designations)

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