"National Historic People" who were affiliated with the Observatory and the Farm.

National Historical People are designated by the Canadian government as being nationally significant in the history of this country.
The Astrophysical Observatory
1.)  Sir Sandford Fleming - Engineer and Inventor, Standard Time.
2.)  William Frederick King - Surveyor, astronomer, civil servant. Established the Geodetic Survey of Canada and Dominion Observatory.
3.)  Otto Julius Klotz - Astronomer, geographer Dominion Observatory.
4.)  John Stanley Plaskett  - Dominion Astrophysical Observatory.
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Sir Sandford Fleming (wearing the tallest hat) looks on as the last spike was driven into the CPR.

A plaque that honours Sir Sandford Fleming and is located in front of the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, Maple Drive, Ottawa.

The Farm
1.)  Sir John Carling - Brewer, politician, founded the Dominion Experimental Farms.
2.)  Carrie Matilda Derick - A botanist and geneticist.
3..)  James Fletcher - Entomologist, botanist and author who gave Ottawa it's Arboretum and the Fletcher Wildlife Garden.
4.)  John Macoun - Botanist, advocate of the West.
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"The Marquis of Wheat"Sir Charles Edward Saunders conducted experiments at the Farm for years. Sir Charles
Saunders was knighted by King George V in 1934 for his contributions to agriculture.