Tributes are pouring in for André Bergeron and his wife Blandine Daux for their contributions to Quebec archaeology following the couple's death in this week's funicular crash in Lisbon.

The pair worked at the archaeology and ethnology laboratory of the in Quebec City.

A founding member of the lab, Bergeron had worked at the conservation centre for his entire career, spanning four decades, while Daux, a French citizen with permanent residency in Canada, had been there since 2001.

"They were married for 20 something years [and] my brother just retired and it was his birthday present to go to Portugal," said Eric Bergeron who is currently in Lisbon with the couple's two daughters.

"Of course, they are devastated," he said.

Bergeron and Daux were among 16 people killed when a

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