| Louis Vatrican | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 7 May 1904 Monaco |
| Died | 7 June 2007 (2007-06-08) (aged 103) Monaco |
| Occupation | Agronomist |
Louis Vatrican (7 May 1904, Monaco – 7 June 2007, Monaco) was a Monegasque agronomist.
Career
Vatrican served as the director of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco from 1936 to 1969. Vatrican added succulents from Africa to the existing South American succulents, some of which died in 1985-86. After he retired in 1969, Vatrican was succeeded by Marcel Kroenlein.
The Vatricania guentherii, a cactus endemic to South America, was named in his honor in 1950 by Curt Backeberg.
He was a founding member of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS) and vice-president of the 1953 edition of the Congress that took place in Monaco.
Death
Vatrican died on 7 June 2007 in Monaco, aged 103.
References
- "n1.929" (PDF). Journal de Monaco - Bulletin officiel de la Principauté (in French). 1936-10-29. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- Meyer, Frederick Gustav (1960). Gardens of Western Europe. Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden. p. 55. OCLC 2320244. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Arama, Gaëlle (June 8, 2008). "Monaco Jardin exotique : 75 ans et toujours autant de piquant ?". Nice Matin. Archived from the original on December 24, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- Bugaret, Francis (2010). Cactus et plantes succulentes du monde. Versailles, France: Editions Quae. p. 212. ISBN 9782759206346. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Chronicle of IOS". www.iosweb.org. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
- "Congrès de recherches sur les plantes succulentes" (PDF). Journal de Monaco - Bulletin officiel de la Principauté (in French). 1953-10-05. Retrieved 2024-10-29.
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