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Lemoine, Pierre Louis Victor

Subject ID: 23896

Last Name: Lemoine
First Name: Pierre
Middle Names: Louis Victor
Birth Date: 21 October 1823
Birth Place: Delme, Alsace Loraine, France
Death Date: 12 December 1911
Death Place: Nancy, France
Gender: male
Notes: Grower of flowers in Nancy; made a large amount of varieties and hybrids of ornamental plants; was one of the most famous nurserymen of his time; in the park Sainte-Marie in Nancy a memorial has been erected for him. Gladiolus lemoinei Hort. was named after him. [from Backer, C. A. Verklarend Woordenboek.]

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Alternate Names

  • Lemoine, Pierre Louis Victor
  • Lemoine, Victor

Specialties

Horticulture, Nursery Operation