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published about 1888 and two years later 2 volumes of travels, one to Jerusalem, 

 the other to the West Indies. 



Besides all these occupations Provancher found time to contribute regularly 

 to such weekly papers as "la Minerve" and "La Gazette des Campagnes". 

 These articles discuss a great variety of subjects especially agricultural and 

 educational. Sometimes he severely criticized public authorities, for instance 

 when the government cut off the annual grant given b}- previous administra- 

 tions for sustaining the "Naturaliste Canadien". The life of the publication 

 was seriously menaced three times by such decisions; in 1880, 1883 and again, 

 in 1890. 



Provancher's activity never knew any limit and left its distinctive mark 

 in many fields. He was known as a very successful organizer, as well in build- 

 ing churches, in organizing two Canadian pilgrimages to Jerusalem and as the 

 promotor of a steamship company, etc. 



In 1888, he started a new publication, "La Semaine Religieuse" a weekly 

 review that is still in existence. During his life he had the pleasure of seeing 

 a large group of learned men interested in natural sciences, many of them 

 being his own disciples, whose studies he directed personnally. Such were: 

 Candn Huard, his successor as editor of "Le Naturaliste Canadien" and now 

 curator of the Public Museum, Quebec; Abbe Laflamme, late professor of 

 Natural history at Laval University and a geologist of wide reputation, 

 F. X. Belanger, entomologist, late curator of the Zoological Museum of Laval 

 University; Dr Crevier, microbiologist; Dr St-Cyr, geologist and many others. 



When Provancher died at Cap Rouge, March 23rd, 1892, at the age of 

 72, he could see the realization of the dream of a life time; the natural sciences 

 being then taught in all the colleges and many young men interested in various 

 branches of nature study. 



He has been honored by Laval University with the degree D.Sc. ; he was 

 a charter member of the Royal Society and member of man European and 

 American scientific societies. 



His three collections of insects may be found at the College of Levis and 

 at the Quebec Public Museum. All other specimens collected by Provancher 

 have been kept with care by Rev. Canon Huard, who for the last 30 years 

 has kept alive the memory of the Canadian Linnaeus. 



