Léon Provancher

Summary

Léon Provancher is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Bécancour^[2]. He was born on March 10, 1820^[3]. He passed away in Cap-Rouge^[4]. He died on March 23, 1892^[5]. He worked as a botanist^[6], entomologist^[7], priest^[8], author^[9], and writer^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Bécancour^[2], Léon Provancher…
• Léon Provancher died in Cap-Rouge^[4].
• Léon Provancher was born on March 10, 1820^[3].
• Léon Provancher died on March 23, 1892^[5].
• Burial took place at Cap-Rouge^[12].
• Léon Provancher held citizenship in Canada^[13].
• Léon Provancher worked as a botanist^[6].
• Léon Provancher's professions included entomologist^[7].
• Léon Provancher worked as a priest^[8].
• Léon Provancher's professions included author^[9].
• Léon Provancher's professions included writer^[10].
• Léon Provancher received the honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[14].
• Léon Provancher received the Person of National Historic Significance^[15].
• Léon Provancher's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[16].
• Léon Provancher is recorded as male^[17].
• Léon Provancher's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Léon Provancher's Commons category is recorded as Léon Provancher^[19].
• Léon Provancher's residence is recorded as Canada^[20].
• Léon Provancher's residence is recorded as Cap-Rouge^[21].
• Léon Provancher's family name is recorded as Provancher^[22].
• Léon Provancher's given name is recorded as Léon^[23].
• Léon Provancher's described at URL is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/resource/Léon_Abel_Provancher^[24].
• Léon Provancher's described by source is recorded as The Catholic Encyclopedia^[25].
• Léon Provancher's described by source is recorded as Library of the World's Best Literature^[26].
• Léon Provancher's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as French^[27].

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Origins and Family

Léon Provancher's place of birth was Bécancour^[2]. He was born on March 10, 1820^[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include botanist^[6], entomologist^[7], priest^[8], author^[9], and writer^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[14], an award^[28], in Canada^[29] and Person of National Historic Significance^[15], an award^[30], in Canada^[31].

Personal Life

Léon Provancher's religion is recorded as Catholicism^[16].

Death and Burial

Léon Provancher died on March 23, 1892^[5]. He passed away in Cap-Rouge^[4]. He is buried at Cap-Rouge^[12].

Why It Matters

Léon Provancher ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] He is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

He has been cited as an influence by Victor-Alphonse Huard^[34], a writer^[35], 1853–1929^[36], of Canada^[37], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada^[38].

Works attributed to him include Le Naturaliste Canadien^[39], a scientific journal^[40], in Canada^[41], founded in 1868^[42], written by Victor-Alphonse Huard^[43].

FAQs

Where was Léon Provancher born?

Léon Provancher was born in Bécancour^[2].

Where did Léon Provancher die?

Léon Provancher passed away in Cap-Rouge^[4].

What did Léon Provancher do for work?

Léon Provancher worked as botanist^[6], entomologist^[7], priest^[8], author^[9], and writer^[10].

What awards did Léon Provancher receive?

Honors received include honorary doctorate at the Laval University^[14] and Person of National Historic Significance^[15].

Who did Léon Provancher influence?

Léon Provancher has been cited as an influence by Victor-Alphonse Huard^[34].