Pierre Dansereau

Background

DANSEREAU, Pierre was born on October 5, 1911 in Montreal. Son of J.-Lucien Dansereau and Marie Archambault. married Frangoise Masson 1935.

Education

Bachelor, U. Montréal, 1932; Bachelor of Science Agriculture, U. Montréal, 1936; Doctor of Science, U. Geneva, Switzerland, 1939; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Saskatchewan, 1959; Doctor of Science (honorary), University N.B., 1959; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Strasbourg, France, 1970; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Sherbrooke, 1971; Doctor of Science (honorary), Sir George Williams U., 1971; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Waterloo, 1972; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Guelph, 1973; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Western Ontario, 1973; Doctor of Science (honorary), Memorial U. Newfoundland, 1974; Doctor of Science (honorary), McGill University, 1976; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Ottawa, 1978; Doctor of Science (honorary), Royal Military College, 1990; Doctor of Science (honorary), Laurentian U, 1993; Doctor of Science (honorary), University Laval, 1994.

Career

Member faculty, U. Montréal, 1940-1942, 45, 55-61, 68-71; with, Service de Biogéographie, 1943-1950; professor botany, University of Michigan, 1950-1955; assistant director, professor ecology, New York Botanical Garden, 1961-1968; Adjunct Professor, Columbia University, 1962-1968; member of staff, U. Qué., Centre de Recherches Écologiques Montréal, 1971-1972; professor ecology, U. Qué., Montréal, 1972-1976; professor emeritus, U. Qué., Montréal, since 1976. Vice chairman Canada Environmental Advisory Council, 1972-1976, Canada Federal Task Force Housing and Urban Development, 1968, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council,1978-1980. Member Science Council Canada, 1968-1972, Canada Radio-television Council, 1968.

Vice president Canada Commission International Biological Programme, 1968. Chairman program urban development Science Council Canada, 1970. President 1st International Film Festival on Human Environmental, 1973.

Secretary general Michigan Academy Science, Arts and Letters, 1953. 1st vice president 9th International Botanical Congress, 1959. Chairman of the Board Gamma Institute,1983-1986.

Honorary chairman Fondation de l'ACFAS, 1984. President Environment 2000, 1990, Festival International du Film Scientifique de Qué., 1990. Member international advising committee review Ecodecision, 1992-1994.

Board directors Biodome, Montréal, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Pierre Dansereau has been listed as a noteworthy Ecologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• book

  • CHALLENGE FOR SURVIVAL: LAND, AIR & WATER FOR MAN IN MEGALOPIS
  • Biogeography An Ecological Perspective
  • Biogeography: An Ecological Perspective
  • Inscape and landscape, (Massey lectures)
  • Challenge for Survival: Land, Air and Water for Man in Megalopolis by P Dansereau (1970-03-01)

Membership

Fellow Royal Society Canada, Royal Society New Zealand (honorary). Member Canada Mental Health Association (president Qué. 1972-1974), American Teilhard de Chardin Association (president 1967), Ecological Society American (vice president 1968), Association Canadienne-Française pour l'Avancement des Sciences (secretary general 1945-1946), Geography Society Montreal (president 1957), Argentina Academy Environmental Sciences (foreign corresponding member 1984), Academy Sciences Lisbon (foreign corresponding member 1985), Ordre national du Qué.(president 1987-1989), Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists association Club International (honorary).

Interests

• Swimming, cross-country skiing.

Connections

Married Françoise Masson, Aug.29, 1935.

Father:

J.-Lucien Dansereau

Mother:

Marie (Archambault) Dansereau

Spouse:

Françoise Masson