Near Calvin in Nipissing District, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
Louise de Kiriline Lawrence
1894-1992
Photographed By Kevin Craft, July 11, 2017
1. Louise de Kiriline Lawrence Marker
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Louise de Kiriline Lawrence. Louise Flach was born in Sweden and grew up on the scenic Baltic coast where she developed an interest in nature. Flach became a Red Cross nurse, serving during the First World War in Denmark, and then with her first husband Greb de Kiriline who died in revolutionary Russia. She immigrated to Canada in 1927, settled near Bonfield, Ontario and was head nurse for the Dionne Quintuplets. In 1935, she retired from nursing to study the flora and fauna - specifically birds - near her log home located at the edge of Pimisi Bay west of here. Her writing included five wildlife books, 17 scientific papers, over 500 reviews and an autobiography. Her papers and research are preserved at Library and Archives Canada and at the Royal Ontario Museum. Louise de Kiriline Lawrence was an early environmentalist and an internationally renowned ornithologist recognized by the American Audubon Society, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, the American Ornithologists' Union and Laurentian University, and was the first Canadian to receive the John Burroughs Medal in 1969.
Louise Flach was born in Sweden and grew up on the scenic Baltic coast where she developed an interest in nature. Flach became a Red Cross nurse, serving during the First World War in Denmark, and then with her first husband Greb de Kiriline who died in revolutionary Russia. She immigrated to Canada in 1927, settled near Bonfield, Ontario and was head nurse for the Dionne Quintuplets. In 1935, she retired from nursing to study the flora and fauna - specifically birds - near her log home located at the edge of Pimisi Bay west of here. Her writing included five wildlife books, 17 scientific papers, over 500 reviews and an autobiography. Her papers and research are preserved at Library and Archives Canada and at the Royal Ontario Museum. Louise de Kiriline Lawrence was an early environmentalist and an internationally renowned ornithologist recognized by the American Audubon Society, the Society of Canadian Ornithologists, the American Ornithologists' Union and Laurentian University, and was the first Canadian to receive the John Burroughs Medal in 1969.
16.319′ N, 78° 58.727′ W. Marker is near Calvin, Ontario, in Nipissing District. Marker can be reached from Trans-Canada Highway (Provincial Highway 17) 4.9 kilometers west of County Highway 630, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located near the water in the Pimisi Rest Area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Calvin ON P0H 1V0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on January 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on July 16, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 250 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on July 16, 2017, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.
