of Saunders' French essays and poems, was published by Louis Carrier and Cie, Les Editions du Mercure, in Montreal and New York. The work received critical acclaim in the French press, especially in Quebec. Death Saunders died in Toronto on July 25, 1937. Tributes to him came from around the world. In The London Daily Express, his obituary read: Honours In 1921, Saunders was made a Fellow of The Royal Society of Canada. In 1921, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws and Letters by the University of Western Ontario. In 1925, he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Toronto. In 1925, he received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal for Science. He was knighted by King George V in 1934 for his contribution to agriculture. In recognition of his work in the French language he was decorated by the French government and was presented with the Medaille de l'Académie française. He is a member of the Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame. References External links Canadian Government summary biography Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada 1867 births 1937 deaths Canadian biologists Canadian Knights Bachelor University of Paris alumni Fellows of the Royal Society of Canada People from London, Ontario Harvard Summer School alumni University of Toronto alumni Johns Hopkins University alumni Persons of National Historic Significance (Canada)