Léo Marion

Léo Edmond Marion, CC MBE FRSC FRS^[1] (March 22, 1899 – July 16, 1979) was a Canadian organic chemist and academic administrator.

Léo Edmond Marion
Born	(1899-03-22)March 22, 1899 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	July 16, 1979(1979-07-16) (aged 80) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation	organic chemist
Title	President of the Royal Society of Canada
Term	1964-1965
Predecessor	Maurice Lebel
Successor	William Kaye Lamb
Awards	Order of Canada Order of the British Empire Fellow of the Royal Society^[1]

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.

References

1. Lemieux, R. U.; Edwards, O. E. (1980). "Leo Edmond Marion. 22 March 1899-16 July 1979". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 26: 357–370. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1980.0011. S2CID 57444358.

External links

• Edwards, Oliver Edward (16 December 2013). "Léo Edmond Marion". The Canadian Encyclopedia (online ed.). Historica Canada.

Professional and academic associations
Preceded by Maurice Lebel	President of the Royal Society of Canada 1964–1965	Succeeded by W. Kaye Lamb