Doris Huestis Speirs, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Doris Huestis Speirs

Canadian ornithologist

Date of Birth: 07-Oct-1894

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1989

Profession: scientist, writer, poet, painter, ornithologist

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Doris Louise Huestis Speirs (née, Huestis; also known as Doris Huestis Mills; 7 October 1894 – 24 October 1989) was a Canadian ornithologist, artist and poet.
The "Doris Huestis Speirs Award" is an annual prize bestowed by the Society of Canadian Ornithologists to "an individual who has made outstanding lifetime contributions in Canadian ornithology".
A member of the Art Students’ League of Toronto and an art patron, she was the first Canadian to buy a Georgia O'Keeffe painting.