Louis-Ovide Brunet

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Louis-Ovide Brunet
Born(1826-03-10)10 March 1826
Quebec City, Lower Canada
Died2 October 1876(1876-10-02) (aged 50)
Quebec City, Quebec
NationalityCanadian
Known forpriest, botanist

Louis-Ovide Brunet (10 March 1826 – 2 October 1876) was a

Roman Catholic priest, and is considered one of the founding fathers of Canadian
botany.

Brunet was born in

Léon Provancher
. In 1870 he published his first major botanical work, Éléments de botanique et de physiologie végétale, suivis d’une petite flore simple et facile pour aider à découvrir les noms des plantes les plus communes au Canada. Nevertheless, success eluded him, and with his health failing, he retired at age 44 to the home of his mother and sister. He died in Quebec City on 2 October 1876.

See also

  • List of Roman Catholic scientist-clerics

References

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Brunet.