Louis Vatrican
Monegasque agronomist (1904–2007)
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Louis Vatrican (French pronunciation: [lwi vatʁikɑ̃]; 7 May 1904 – 7 June 2007) 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.[citation needed]
