Henry de Vilmorin
Charles Philippe Henry Lévêque de Vilmorin (born February 26, 1843 in Paris , † August 23, 1899 in Verrières-le-Buisson ) was a French botanist from the well-known family of plant breeders Vilmorin . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " H.Vilm."
He was the son of Louis de Vilmorin and Elisa Bailly de Vilmorin (1826–1868) and in 1866 he took over the management of the Vilmorin-Andrieux company, which his mother previously managed after his father's death.
In the company he devoted himself particularly successfully to new wheat varieties. In doing so, he used methods that his father had already successfully used with sugar beet.
In 1889 he was president of the Société botanique de France , of which he had been a member since 1860. Also in 1889 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor . In 1885 he became a member of the Académie d'agriculture de France.
He is the grandfather of the poet Louise de Vilmorin through his son, the botanist Philippe de Vilmorin (1872–1917).
Fonts
- Les meilleurs blés 1880, 1909
- Flowers of the French Riviera 1893
literature
- Gustave Heusé: Les Vilmorin (1746-1899): Philippe Victoire Levêque de Vilmorin (1746-1804); Pierre Philippe André Levêque de Vilmorin (1776-1862); Pierre Louis François Levêque de Vilmorin (1816-1860); Charles Philippe Henry Levêque de Vilmorin (1843–1899), Paris: Librairie agricole de la Maison rustique, 1899.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vilmorin, Henry de |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vilmorin, Henry Lévêque de (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1843 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1899 |
| Place of death | Verrières-le-Buisson |