Natural History Society of Montreal

The Natural History Society of Montreal, which ran from 1827 to 1928, was the oldest scientific organisation in Canada, and one of the oldest in North America.[1][2] Its first meeting took place on May 12th 1827.[1] The first chair of the society was Andrew Fernando Holmes.[1] Other notable members were George Barnston and his son James Barnston and the first recorded Canadian clerk of works, John Mactaggart (1791-1830).[1][3]

The society published a journal, originally titled the Canadian naturalist and quarterly journal of science (1856-1883) and subsequently the Canadian record of science (1884-1916).[4] The society founded a natural history museum, some of whose collections are now stored in the McGill University Herbarium.

References
  1. "Montreal Natural History Society (1827-1928)". Herbarium. Archived from the original on 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. Frost, Stanley B. (1982-01-01). "SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY: THE NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF MONTREAL, 1827-1925". McGill Journal of Education / Revue des sciences de l'éducation de McGill. 17 (001): 31. ISSN 1916-0666.
  3. "Biography – MACTAGGART, JOHN – Volume VI (1821-1835) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography". www.biographi.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-03.
  4. Bélanger, Claude. "Quebec History". faculty.marianopolis.edu. Archived from the original on 25 April 2015. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
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