Gisèle Lamoureux, (October 5, 1942 – June 23, 2018) was a Canadian

photographer A photographer (the Greek language, Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs. Duties and types of photographe ...

botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...

and

ecologist Ecology () is the study of the relationships between living organisms, including humans, and their physical environment. Ecology considers organisms at the individual, population, community, ecosystem, and biosphere level. Ecology overlaps wi ...

Biography

Born in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-most populous city in Canada and List of towns in Quebec, most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian ...

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

, Lamoureux studied at the

Université de Montréal The Université de Montréal (UdeM; ; translates to University of Montreal) is a French-language public research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university's main campus is located in the Côte-des-Neiges neighborhood of Côte-de ...

and the

Université Laval Université Laval is a public research university in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The university was founded by royal charter issued by Queen Victoria in 1852, with roots in the founding of the Séminaire de Québec in 1663 by François de Montmo ...

. She is the founder of Guides Fleurbec which made their debut in the 1970s. She is an activist for the protection of

wild garlic Plant species in the genus ''Allium'' known as wild garlic include the following: *''Allium canadense'', wild onion *'' Allium carinatum'', keeled garlic *'' Allium drummondii'', Drummond's onion *''Allium ochotense'', Siberian onion *'' Allium ole ...

since 1979, an initiative taken up when the Quebec law for the protection of endangered species was enacted.

Awards and honours

*1989 - Prix Georges-Préfontaine from the Association des biologistes du Québec *1996 - Knight of the

Ordre national du Québec The National Order of Quebec, termed officially in French as ''l'Ordre national du Québec'', and in English abbreviation as the Order of Quebec, is an order of merit in the Canadian province of Quebec. Instituted in 1984 when Lieutenant Gov ...

*1997 - Mérite de la conservation de la flore from the Quebec

Ministry of Environment An environmental ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for the environment and/or natural resources. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of the Environment ...

*1998 -

Honoris causa An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements. It is also known by the Latin phrases ''honoris causa'' ("for the sake of the honour") or ''ad hono ...

Doctor of Sciences of the Université Laval *1999 - Made a Member of the

Order of Canada The Order of Canada (french: Ordre du Canada; abbreviated as OC) is a Canadian state order and the second-highest honour for merit in the system of orders, decorations, and medals of Canada, after the Order of Merit. To coincide with the ...

for having "contributed to the protection of Canada's exceptional environment". *2015 -

Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme The Prix Georges-Émile-Lapalme is an award by the Government of Quebec that is part of the Prix du Québec, given to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the quality and diffusion of the French language written or spoken in Qu ...

Selected bibliography

* G Lamoureux, R Larose. Flore printanière. 2001. Fleurbec * Gisèle Lamoureux and Patrick Nantel. Cultiver des plantes sauvages sans leur nuire (French). 1999. Fleurbec.

Selected academic publications

* Gisèle Lamoureux and Miroslav M. Grandtner. Contribution à l'étude écologique des dunes mobiles. I. Les éléments phytosociologiques. ''Canadian Journal of Botany'', 1977, 55(2): 158-171 * Gisèle Lamoureux and Miroslav M. Grandtner. Contribution à l'étude écologique des dunes mobiles. II. Les conditions édaphiques. ''Canadian Journal of Botany'', 1978, 56(7): 818-832. * Gisèle Lamoureux and Estelle Lacoursière. Etude préliminaire des groupements végétaux caractérisant quelques gîtes larvaires à moustiques dans la région de Trois-Rivières (Québec). ''Canadian Journal of Botany'', 1976, 54(3-4): 177-190.

References

External links

Site of Fleurbec
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lamoureux, Gisele 1942 births 2018 deaths Artists from Montreal Canadian ecologists Knights of the National Order of Quebec Members of the Order of Canada Scientists from Montreal Women ecologists Canadian women photographers 20th-century Canadian women scientists 21st-century Canadian women scientists Université Laval alumni Université de Montréal alumni