Louis Legendre (oceanographer)

Louis Legendre MSRC (born 16 February 1945) is a Canadian oceanographer. His brother is the ecologist Pierre Legendre.

For other people named Louis Legendre, see Louis Legendre (disambiguation).

Louis Legendre
Born	(1945-02-16) 16 February 1945 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Citizenship	Canadian
Alma mater	Université de Montréal Dalhousie University
Scientific career
Fields	Biological oceanography Marine biogeochemistry Numerical ecology
Institutions	Laval University French National Centre for Scientific Research Pierre and Marie Curie University

He is a professor emeritus at Laval University and at Pierre and Marie Curie University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and a Knight of the Order of Saint-Charles.[1]

Select awards and honours

• 1985 – Prix Léo-Pariseau, ACFAS
• 1986 – Michel-Jurdant Prize (with Pierre Legendre), ACFAS
• 1988 – Fellow, Royal Society of Canada
• 1997 – Prix Marie-Victorin, Government of Quebec
• 2001 - ECI Prize
• 2002 - G. Evelyn Hutchinson Award, Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography

References

1. Short CV