Louis de Vilmorin

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Pierre Louis François Lévêque de Vilmorin , known as Louis de Vilmorin (born April 16, 1816 in Paris , † March 22, 1860 ibid) was a French botanist from the well-known family of plant breeders Vilmorin . He is known for innovations in plant breeding . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Vilm. "

Louis de Vilmorin

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Louis de Vilmorin was the son of Philippe André de Vilmorin . In addition to biology, he also dealt with chemistry and is particularly known for his theoretical work on inheritance in plants and the possibility of targeted breeding selection from 1856, which also provided the theoretical basis for the industrial seed production that his family company ran. Louis de Vilmorin took over management of the company from his father in 1843.

After his death, his widow Elisa Bailly de Vilmorin (1826–1868), from the family of the former mayor of Paris Jean-Sylvain Bailly , took over the Vilmorin-Andrieux company. After their death, their son Henry de Vilmorin (1843–1899) took over the company, in which he was already involved in the management from 1866. Since Louis de Vilmorin was physically disabled, his wife supported him in his crossbreeding experiments.

In plant breeding, he introduced methods from animal breeding, in particular the mass test of offspring produced by random crosses. Vilmorin was able to increase the sugar content of sugar beet with it.

Honors

Several plant species have been named in his honor.

Fonts

  • Note sur la creation d'une nouvelle race de betterave et considération sur l'hérédité chez les plantes, Compte Rendu Acad. Sci. Paris 1856, 871

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Noel Kingsbury, Hybrid: The History and Science of Plant Breeding, University of Chicago Press 2009, p. 88

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personal data
SURNAME Vilmorin, Louis de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vilmorin, Pierre Louis François Lévêque de (full name); Vilm. (botanical author abbreviation)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French botanist
DATE OF BIRTH April 16, 1816
PLACE OF BIRTH Paris
DATE OF DEATH March 22, 1860
Place of death Paris