Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin
Botanist, Deceased Person
1872 – 1917
Who was Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin?
Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin, 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 maried to Mélanie Gaufridy de Dortan. They had 6 children, including the famous Marie-Pierre and Louise.
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- Born
- 1872
- Also known as
- Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin
- Spouses
- Children
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Died
- 1917
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on July 23, 2013
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