Léo Marion

Canadian scientist
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroCanadian scientist
PlacesCanada
wasChemist
Work fieldScience
Gender
Male
Birth22 March 1899, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Death16 July 1979 (aged 80 years)
The details

Biography

Léo Edmond Marion, CC MBE FRSC FRS (March 22, 1899 – July 16, 1979) was a Canadian scientist.

He was Vice-President of the National Research Council of Canada. From 1964 until 1965 he was President of the Royal Society of Canada. From 1965 until 1969, he was Dean of Faculty of Pure and Applied Science at the University of Ottawa.

Honours

  • In 1963 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of British Columbia.
  • In 1965 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from Carleton University.
  • In 1967 he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada.
  • In 1968 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws from the University of Saskatchewan.
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