Louis Vatrican Explained

Louis Vatrican
Birth Date:	7 May 1904
Birth Place:	Monaco
Death Place:	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^[1] to 1969.^{[2] [3]} Vatrican added succulents from Africa to the existing South American succulents, some of which died in 1985-86.^[3] After he retired in 1969, Vatrican was succeeded by Marcel Kroenlein.^[3]

The Vatricania guentherii, a cactus endemic to South America, was named in his honor in 1950 by Curt Backeberg.^[4]

He was a founding member of the International Organization for Succulent Plant Study (IOS)^[5] and vice-president of the 1953 edition of the Congress that took place in Monaco.^[6]

Death

Vatrican died on 7 June 2007 in Monaco, aged 103.

Notes and References

1. News: 1936-10-29 . n1.929 . 2024-10-29 . Journal de Monaco - Bulletin officiel de la Principauté . 1 . French.
2. Book: Meyer. Frederick Gustav. Gardens of Western Europe. 1960. Brooklyn Botanic Garden. Brooklyn, New York. 55. 2320244. December 24, 2015.
3. News: Arama. Gaëlle. Monaco Jardin exotique : 75 ans et toujours autant de piquant ?. December 24, 2015. Nice Matin. June 8, 2008. December 24, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224111812/http://archives.nicematin.com/article/environnement/monaco-jardin-exotique-75-ans-et-toujours-autant-de-piquant.51072.html. dead.
4. Book: Bugaret. Francis. Cactus et plantes succulentes du monde. 2010. Editions Quae. Versailles, France. 212. 9782759206346. December 24, 2015.
5. Web site: Chronicle of IOS . 2024-10-29 . www.iosweb.org.
6. News: 1953-10-05 . Congrès de recherches sur les plantes succulentes. . 2024-10-29 . Journal de Monaco - Bulletin officiel de la Principauté . French.