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Annales De Pomologie Belge Et étrangère
''Annales de pomologie belge et étrangère'' (1853–1860) was an illustrated pomology review published annually by the Belgian Commission Royale de Pomologie, with Alexandre Bivort Alexandre Joseph Désiré Bivort (1809–1872) was a Belgian horticulturalist, specialising in pomology. He was particularly influential in systematising the nomenclature of strains of pear. Life Bivort was born at Fleurus on 9 March 1809. He ... as secretary of the editorial committee (effectively editor in chief). It was printed in Brussels, first by F. Parent (1853-1858) and then by his widow and son (1859-1860). Apart from Bivort himself, contributors to the ''Annales'' included Charles and Ernest Baltet, Laurent de Bavay, Jules de Liron d’Airoles, Antoine-Joseph Gailly, Charles Auguste Hennau, Alfred Loisel, Auguste Royer, Félix Sahut, and Michel Scheidweiler. Many of the illustrations were fine coloured lithographs, then a Belgian specialism in horticultural illustration,Anne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandre Bivort
Alexandre Joseph Désiré Bivort (1809–1872) was a Belgian horticulturalist, specialising in pomology. He was particularly influential in systematising the nomenclature of strains of pear. Life Bivort was born at Fleurus on 9 March 1809. He was educated at the industrial school in Melle and at the college in Aalst, where he graduated secondary school at the age of fifteen.Émile Rodigas, "À la mémoire d’Alexandre Bivort", ''Bulletins d’arboriculture, de floriculture et de culture potagère'' (1872), p. 275. While working in the family coal business at Jumet, he devoted much of his time to the study of agriculture, eventually becoming a full-time horticulturalist. In 1840 he acquired the seed collection of Jean-Baptiste Van Mons, numbering about 20,000 seeds, and gradually transported it to his own property at Saint-Remy-Geest. In 1854 he became the director of the Société Van Mons. He corresponded with many leading international pomologists, and was the secretary of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
