Pierre Rebut Explained

Pierre Rebut
Birth Date:5/26/1827
Birth Place:Saint-Jean-des-Vignes, Rhone, France
Nationality:French
Known For:Botany and Cacti Collection
Author Abbrev Bot:Rebut
Signature:rebutsignature.png
Death Date:3/14/1902

Pierre Rebut (1827-1902) was a French botanist who specialized in cacti. The genus Rebutia is named after him.[1] He was born in France in the year 1827 and died in the year 1902.[2] He was awarded a gold medal by the Côte-d'Or Society of Horticulture and Arboriculture for having a large collection of cacti.[3] In addition to cacti, his personal collection also included Crassula, Aloe, Agave, and Mesembryanthemum. His collection was also considered noteworthy by the Lyonnais Horticultural Society due to the aforementioned wide variety of species and rarity of some of the plants.

Notes and References

  1. Archives department of Rhône. Chazay-d'Azergues. 14 March 1902.
  2. https://www.cactuspro.com/articles/_media/pierre-rebut/pierre_rebut.pdf
  3. Web site: texte. Société d'horticulture et d'arboriculture de la Côte-D'Or Auteur du. September 1880. Bulletin de la Société d'horticulture et d'arboriculture de la Côte-d'Or : ["puis" agrégée à la Société impériale d'acclimatation]]. 2020-06-18. Gallica. EN.