Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin
Philippe de Vilmorin and his wife
Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin (1872–1917), generally known as Philippe de Vilmorin, was a noted French botanist and plant collector, and a member of the celebrated Vilmorin family of horticulturists.
In 1903 Vilmorin began the Arboretum de Pézanin, an arboretum located in Dompierre-les-Ormes, Saône-et-Loire, Bourgogne, France. He also collected plants in Egypt and Sudan that now form part of the herbarium of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
He was married to Mélanie Gaufridy de Dortan. They had 6 children, including the famous Marie-Pierre and Louise.[1]
Selected works
- Vilmorin, Philippe Lévêque de, Hortus Vilmorianus, catalogue des plantes ligneuses et herbacées existant en 1905 dans les collections de Vilmorin et dans les cultures de Vilmorin-Andrieux et cie à Verrieres le Buisson, Verrières, 1906.
See also
- Philippe André de Vilmorin (1776–1862)
- Louis de Vilmorin (1816–1860)
- Louise de Vilmorin (1902–1969)
References
- ↑ (French)Louise de Vilmorin, la machine à plaire, created 21-03-2008
- ↑ "Author Query for 'P.Vilm.'". International Plant Names Index.
- Aluka entry
- Wikispecies entry
- Dompierre-les-Ormes bulletin, 2006
- National Botanic Garden of Belgium: Herbarium
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