Louis de Vilmorin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis de Vilmorin

botanist

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1816

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 22-Mar-1860

Profession: botanist, geneticist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Pierre Louis François Lévêque de Vilmorin (1816–March 22, 1860), usually referred to as Louis de Vilmorin, the grandson of Philippe André de Vilmorin, and a member of the family firm of Vilmorin-Andrieux, devoted his life to biology and chemistry, with a focus on the breeding and cultivation of plants.
Louis de Vilmorin developed a theory of heredity in plants and recognized that it was possible to select certain characteristics of a plant and develop new varieties displaying the chosen characteristics.
In 1856, de Vilmorin published his "Note on the Creation of a New Race of Beetroot and Considerations on Heredity in Plants," establishing the theoretical groundwork for the modern seed-breeding industry.