Gisèle Lamoureux
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Gisèle Lamoureux, is a Québécois
e photographer, botanist and ecologist, born in Montreal
, 5 October 1942.
She is the founder of Guides Fleurbec which made their debut in the 1970s.
She is an activist for the protection of wild garlic
since 1979, an initiative taken up when the Quebec law for the protection of endangered species was enacted.
Québécois
The French word Québécois and anglicised as ' , is used in both French and English to refer to different persons or concepts, depending on the language and/or the context in which the word is being used...
e photographer, botanist and ecologist, born in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, 5 October 1942.
She is the founder of Guides Fleurbec which made their debut in the 1970s.
She is an activist for the protection of wild garlic
Wild garlic
A number of different plant species of the genus Allium are known as Wild Garlic:*Allium ursinum *Allium vineale *Allium drummondii, Drummond's onion...
since 1979, an initiative taken up when the Quebec law for the protection of endangered species was enacted.
Distinctions
- 1989 - Prix Georges-Préfontaine from the Association des biologistes du Québec
- 1996 - Chevalier of the Ordre national du Québec
- 1997 - Mérite de la conservation de la flore from the ministère de l’Environnement du Québec
- 1998 - Honoris causa Doctor of Sciences of the Université LavalUniversité LavalLaval University is the oldest centre of education in Canada and was the first institution in North America to offer higher education in French...
- 1999 - Member of the Order of CanadaOrder of CanadaThe Order of Canada is a Canadian national order, admission into which is, within the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, the second highest honour for merit...