Memorable Manitobans: David Ross Moir (1918-2003)

Botanist, university professor.

Born at Winnipeg on 25 September 1918, son of Andrew Moir (1871-1942) and Margaret Elizabeth Tingley (?-1968), he received BA and MA degrees in botany from the University of Manitoba and a PhD degree from the University of Minnesota based on a study of vegetation in the Hudson Bay region. He taught at the Itasca Biological Station and North Dakota State University before returning to Canada where he was Dean of Science (1967-1974) at Brandon University. He died at St. Paul, Minnesota on 24 May 2003.

Sources:

Birth and death registrations, Manitoba Vital Statistics.

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 27 May 2003.

Obituary, Pioneer Press, TwinCities.com, 27 May 2003.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 5 August 2021

Memorable Manitobans

Memorable Manitobans

This is a collection of noteworthy Manitobans from the past, compiled by the Manitoba Historical Society. We acknowledge that the collection contains both reputable and disreputable people. All are worth remembering as a lesson to future generations.

Search the collection by word or phrase, name, place, occupation or other text:

Custom Search

Browse surnames beginning with:
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y | Z

Browse deaths occurring in:
1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | 1983 | 1984 | 1985 | 1986 | 1987 | 1988 | 1989 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024


Send corrections and additions to this page
to the Memorable Manitobans Administrator at biographies@mhs.mb.ca

Criteria for Memorable Manitobans | Suggest a Memorable Manitoban | Firsts | Acknowledgements

Help us keep
history alive!