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Also Known As Pierre Mackay Dansereau
Born October 5, 1911 • Montreal • Canada
Died September 28, 2011 (aged 99) • Montreal • Canada
Awards And Honors Order of Canada • Companion of the Order of Canada (1969)
Subjects Of Study viola • cinquefoil • maple • rock rose • cytology • ecosystem • evolution • forest • taxonomy
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