Louis Vatrican

Louis Vatrican
Born	May 7, 1904 Monaco
Died	June 7, 2007 Monaco
Occupation	Agronomist

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

Louis Vatrican was born on May 7, 1904 in Monaco.

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

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

Vatrican died on June 7, 2007 in Monaco.

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