Louis Vatrican

Louis Vatrican
Louis Vatrican
Born	7 May 1904; Monaco
Died	7 June 2007 (aged 103); Monaco
Occupation	Agronomist

Louis Vatrican (1904-2007) was a Monegasque agronomist.

Vatricania guentherii.

Early life

Louis Vatrican was born on 7 May 1904 in Monaco.

Career

Vatrican served as the director of the Jardin Exotique de Monaco from 1933 to 1969.[1][2] Vatrican added succulents from Africa to the existing South American succulents, some of which died in 1985-86.[2] After he retired in 1969, Vatrican was succeeded by Marcel Kroenlein.[2]

The Vatricania guentherii, a cactus endemic to South America, was named in his honor in 1950 by Curt Backeberg.[3]

Death

Vatrican died on 7 June 2007 in Monaco.

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References

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. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
Bugaret, Francis (2010). Cactus et plantes succulentes du monde. Versailles, France: Editions Quae. p. 212. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

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[gardens-1] Meyer, Frederick Gustav (1960). Gardens of Western Europe. Brooklyn, New York: Brooklyn Botanic Garden. p. 55. OCLC 2320244. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[nice75ans-2] Arama, Gaëlle (June 8, 2008). "Monaco Jardin exotique : 75 ans et toujours autant de piquant ?". Nice Matin. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

[cactusetplantes-3] Bugaret, Francis (2010). Cactus et plantes succulentes du monde. Versailles, France: Editions Quae. p. 212. Retrieved December 24, 2015.