Leo Margolis 1936488 215384806 2008-05-27T23:21:48Z Geronimo20 332930 add cat {{fishery personality topics}} [[Image:Leo_Margolis.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Leo Margolis]] '''Leo Margolis''' ([[December 18]], [[1927]] – [[January 13]], [[1997]]) was a Canadian [[Parasitology|parasitologist]]. He was a pioneer in the use of parasites for identification of Pacific Ocean fish stocks. His discoveries became a crucial point in negotiations over [[pacific salmon]] [[fisheries]], as it could now be determined where each individual fish spawned, in the rivers of [[Canada]] or the [[United States]]. Born in [[Montreal, Quebec]], he received a B.Sc. in [[1948]], a M.Sc. in [[1950]], and a Ph.D in [[1952]] from [[McGill University]]. He joined the Pacific Biological Station in [[Nanaimo, British Columbia]], where was a government scientist, advisor, and diplomatic representative. He became Head of the Fish Health and Parasitology Section of the Station in [[1967]] and was appointed Senior Scientist in [[1990]]. He suffered a heart attack in [[1997]] while walking home from work and died several days later, at the age of 70, after being airlifted to a [[Vancouver]] hospital. ==Honours== * Fellow of the [[Royal Society of Canada]], 1975 * Officer of the [[Order of Canada]], 1990 * Honorary Member Atlantic Canada Society of Parasitologists, 1992 * Honorary Member British Society of Parasitology, 1994 * Gold Medal Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada, 1995 * Distinguished Service Award American Society of Parasitologists, 1995 * Honorary D.Sc., [[St. Mary's University]], 1995 {{DEFAULTSORT:Margolis, Leo}} [[Category:1927 births]] [[Category:1997 deaths]] [[Category:Canadian scientists]] [[Category:Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada]] [[Category:Officers of the Order of Canada]] [[Category:McGill University alumni]] [[Category:Parasitologists]] [[Category:Fisheries science]] [[id:Leo Margolis]]