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James Fletcher (March 28, 1852 – November 8, 1908) was a Canadian entomologist, botanist, and writer. He was born near Rochester, Kent, England, in 1852. He began work as a clerk at the Bank of British North America in London, and was transferred to the Montreal branch in 1874 and the Ottawa branch in 1875. In 1876, he began work as an assistant in the Library of Parliament and discovered an interest in botany and entomology. He was one of the founding members of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and a president of the Ottawa Horticultural Society. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1885.

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  • James Fletcher (Ash, Rochester (Kent); 28 de marzo 1852 – Montreal, 8 de noviembre 1908) fue un botánico, entomólogo, fitopatólogo, y escritor canadiense. Aborigen de Rochester (Kent), Inglaterra en 1852. Comenzó a trabajar como recepcionista en el Banco de Norteamérica británica de Londres, Inglaterra, y fue transferido a la sucursal en Montreal en 1874 y a la de Ottawa en 1875. en 1876, comenzó a trabajar como asistente en la Biblioteca del Parlamento y descubrió su interés por la botánica y entomología. Fue uno de los miembros fundadores de la Club de Naturalistas de campo de Ottawa y presidente de la . Fue elegido miembro de la en 1885. Estableció un sistema de información nacional para ayudar a identificar y controlar la propagación de insectos y malas hierbas perjudiciales para la agricultura. En 1887, se convirtió en el primer entomólogo y botánico estatal de la Granja Experimental Central. Ayudó a establecer medidas para controlar la propagación de enfermedades de las plantas y los insectos dañinos de dentro y fuera de Canadá. Además de sus contribuciones a revistas científicas y boletines publicados por el Departamento de Agricultura y Agroalimentación, publicó con George H. Clark, Las malas hierbas agrícolas de Canadá en 1906. Murió en Montreal en 1908. (es)
  • James Fletcher (March 28, 1852 – November 8, 1908) was a Canadian entomologist, botanist, and writer. He was born near Rochester, Kent, England, in 1852. He began work as a clerk at the Bank of British North America in London, and was transferred to the Montreal branch in 1874 and the Ottawa branch in 1875. In 1876, he began work as an assistant in the Library of Parliament and discovered an interest in botany and entomology. He was one of the founding members of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and a president of the Ottawa Horticultural Society. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1885. Fletcher established a national reporting system to help identify and control the spread of insects and weeds harmful to agriculture. In 1887, he became the first Dominion Entomologist and Botanist attached to the Central Experimental Farm. He helped set up measures to control the spread of plant diseases and harmful insects from both within and outside Canada. He was a founder of the American Association of Economic Entomologists, now the Entomological Society of America, and a fellow of the Linnean Society of London. Fletcher also initiated the Canadian National Collection of Insects, Arachnids, and Nematodes (CNC). Besides his contributions to scientific journals and bulletins published by the Department of Agriculture and Agri-Food, he published with George H. Clark, The Farm Weeds of Canada in 1906. He died in Montreal in 1908. The Fletcher Wildlife Garden at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, was named after him. On February 15, 2016, Fletcher was designated a National Historic Person. A federal historical marker reflecting that status was unveiled on November 9, 2017, at the Experimental Farm. * Fletcher Wildlife Garden at the Central Experimental Farm * One of the many trails at Fletcher Wildlife Garden * Monument to Fletcher at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa (en)
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  • James Fletcher (March 28, 1852 – November 8, 1908) was a Canadian entomologist, botanist, and writer. He was born near Rochester, Kent, England, in 1852. He began work as a clerk at the Bank of British North America in London, and was transferred to the Montreal branch in 1874 and the Ottawa branch in 1875. In 1876, he began work as an assistant in the Library of Parliament and discovered an interest in botany and entomology. He was one of the founding members of the Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club and a president of the Ottawa Horticultural Society. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 1885. (en)
  • James Fletcher (Ash, Rochester (Kent); 28 de marzo 1852 – Montreal, 8 de noviembre 1908) fue un botánico, entomólogo, fitopatólogo, y escritor canadiense. Aborigen de Rochester (Kent), Inglaterra en 1852. Comenzó a trabajar como recepcionista en el Banco de Norteamérica británica de Londres, Inglaterra, y fue transferido a la sucursal en Montreal en 1874 y a la de Ottawa en 1875. en 1876, comenzó a trabajar como asistente en la Biblioteca del Parlamento y descubrió su interés por la botánica y entomología. Fue uno de los miembros fundadores de la Club de Naturalistas de campo de Ottawa y presidente de la . Fue elegido miembro de la en 1885. (es)
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