Horticulturists Horticulturists Alex Shigo is widely considered the father of tree biology. He discovered many of the principles that have become central to arboriculture, and his work served as a foundation for much of the research following it. ...more on Wikipedia about "Alex Shigo"
David C.H. Austin (born 1926) is a rose breeder and writer who lives in Shropshire, England. His emphasis is on breeding roses with the character and fragrance of Old Garden Roses ( Gallicas, Damasks, Alba roses, etc.) but with the repeat-flowering ability and wide colour range of modern roses like Hybrid Teas and Floribundas. ...more on Wikipedia about "David Austin"
Ed Rosenthal (born Bronx, New York, 1944) is a California horticulturist, author, publisher, and cannabis grower. He was arrested in 2002 for cultivation of marijuana by federal authorities, who do not recognize the authority of states to allow the use of medical marijuana. He was convicted in a controversial trial presided over by Federal District Court Judge Charles Breyer. Rosenthal attended Youngstown University in Ohio briefly. He has two children, Nick and Justine. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ed Rosenthal"
Elmer Swenson (1913 – 2004) was a pioneering grape breeder who introduced a number of new cultivars, effectively revolutionizing grape growing in the Upper Midwest of the United States and other cold and short-seasoned regions. ...more on Wikipedia about "Elmer Swenson"
Floyd Zaiger ( 1926- ) is a biologist who is most noted for his work in fruit genetics. He also founded Zaiger's Genetics. ...more on Wikipedia about "Floyd Zaiger"
Francis Higginson Cabot (born 1925), C.M., C.Q. is an Canadian gardener and horticulturalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francis Cabot"
Francis Parkman ( September 16, 1823 – November 8, 1893) was born in Boston, Massachusetts and died in Jamaica Plain, Boston, Massachusetts. He is best known as a historian, and particularly as author of The Oregon Trail: Sketches of Prairie and Rocky-Mountain Life, and his monumental eight volume France and England in North America. These works are considered masterpieces of both history and literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Francis Parkman"
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Dr George H. Cunningham ( 1892- 1962) C.B.E., F.R.S., was the first New Zealand-based mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1936 he was appointed the first director of the DSIR Plant Diseases Division. Cunningham established the New Zealand Fungal Herbarium, and he published extensively on taxonomy of many fungal groups. He is regarded as the 'Father' of New Zealand mycology. ...more on Wikipedia about "G H Cunningham"
Georgiana Molloy ( 23 May 1805– 8 April 1843) was an early settler in Western Australia, who is remembered as one of the first botanical collectors in the colony. ...more on Wikipedia about "Georgiana Molloy"
Henry Doubleday ( 24 October 1808 – 13 December 1902) was an English scientist and horticulturist of Coggeshall in Essex. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Doubleday (1810-1902)"
Henry Harpur Crewe ( 1828 - 1883) was an English clergyman and naturalist. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Harpur Crewe"
Henry Perrine was a physician, horticulturist, United States Consul in Campeche, Mexico, and an enthusiast for introducing tropical plants into cultivation in the United States. ...more on Wikipedia about "Henry Perrine"
James Harvey Logan (1841-1928) was a judge in Santa Cruz, California. ...more on Wikipedia about "James Harvey Logan"
John Cronin was a horticulturist and public servant in Victoria, Australia. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Cronin (Australia)" Be happy with shortopedia shortopedia
John Seymour ( 12 June 1914 – 14 September 2004) was an influential figure in the self-sufficiency movement. Precise categorisation is difficult: he was a writer, broadcaster, environmentalist, smallholder and activist; a rebel against: consumerisation, industrialisation, genetically modified organisms, cities, motor cars; and an advocate for: self-reliance, personal responsibility, self-sufficiency, conviviality (food, drink, dancing and singing), gardening, caring for the Earth and for the soil. ...more on Wikipedia about "John Seymour (author and smallholder)"
Louis Lens, son of rose-breeder Victor Lens, deceased in 2004, was the most esteemed rose breeder in the Benelux countries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Louis Lens"
Luther Burbank ( March 7, 1849– April 11, 1926) was an American botanist, horticulturist, and pioneer of agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career. Burbank's varied creations included fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. He developed a spineless cactus (useful for cattle-feed) and the plumcot. ...more on Wikipedia about "Luther Burbank"
Rudolph Boysen ( July 14, 1895 — November 25, 1950) was a horticulturist who created the boysenberry, a hybrid between blackberries, raspberries, and loganberries. He worked as Anaheim City Parks superintendent from 1921-1950. ...more on Wikipedia about "Rudolph Boysen"
Thomas Volney Munson (1843-1913), often referred to simply as T.V. Munson, was a horticulturist and breeder of grapes from Texas. Working in Denison, Texas, he made extensive use of native American grape species, and devoted a great deal of his life to collecting and documenting them. He released hundreds of named cultivars, though only a few remain of significance today. Though breeding for wine quality seems to have occupied a great proportion of his effort, it was his work on rootstock development that had the greatest impact on viticulture. This work provide European grape growers with phylloxera-resistant stocks, allowing them to recover from the devastating epidemic of the late 19th century while still growing the ancient Vitis vinifera cultivars. In honor of this work, the French government named him Chevalier du Merite Agricole of the French Legion of Honor. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Volney Munson"
Thomas Charles George Weston MBE ( October 14, 1866 - December 1, 1935) was an Australian horticulturalist and was responsible for the afforestation of Canberra. ...more on Wikipedia about "Thomas Weston (horticulturalist)"
Victor Lemoine ( October 21, 1823 - December 11, 1911) was a celebrated and prolific French flower breeder who, among other accomplishments, created many of today's lilac varieties. As a result of his accomplishments, the term French lilac has come to mean all cultivars of the common lilac, regardless of their origin. ...more on Wikipedia about "Victor Lemoine" The view on http://www.shortopedia.com.
William Robert Guilfoyle ( December 8, 1840 - June 25, 1912) was a landscape gardener and botanist in Victoria, Australia, acknowledged as the architect of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Melbourne and was responsible for the design of many parks and gardens in Melbourne and regional Victoria. ...more on Wikipedia about "William Guilfoyle"
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