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For other people named John Davidson, see  John Davidson (disambiguation) . This article includes a  list of references , related reading or  external links ,  but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations .  Please help to  improve  this article by  introducing  more precise citations.   (February 2013)   ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) John Davidson Born August 6, 1878 Aberdeen ,  Scotland Died February 10, 1970 Vancouver ,  British Columbia , Canada Nationality Canadian Alma mater Robert Gordon's College  and University of Aberdeen Known for First Provincial Botanist,  British Columbia  and Founding Director UBC Botanical Garden Scientific career Fields Botanist Institutions University of British Columbia John Davidson  (1878 – 1970) was a notable  Scottish - Canadian   botanist . Contents    [ hide ]...

This article is about the Canadian artist and member of the Group of Seven. For his artist son, see  Lawren P. Harris . Lawren Harris Lawren Harris, April 25, 1926, photographed by M.O. Hammond Born Lawren Stewart Harris October 23, 1885 Brantford ,  Ontario , Canada Died January 29, 1970 (aged 84) Vancouver, British Columbia , Canada Resting place Kleinburg, Ontario Nationality Canadian Notable work North Shore, Lake Superior , 1926 Movement Group of Seven Lawren Stewart Harris ,  CC  (October 23, 1885 – January 29, 1970) was a  Canadian  painter. He was born in  Brantford ,  Ontario , and is best known as a member of the  Group of Seven  who pioneered a distinctly Canadian painting style in the early twentieth century. A. Y. Jackson  has been quoted as saying that Harris provided the stimulus for the Group of Seven. During the 1920s, Harris's works became more abstract and simplified, especially his stark ...