Joseph Victor Viviand-Morel


Joseph Victor Viviand-Morel was a French horticulturist and gardener.
Trained as a gardener, in 1864 he became a deputy-chief at the Parc de la Tête d'Or in Lyon. For a number of years in Lyon, he collaborated with botanist Alexis Jordan, with whom he cultivated many varieties of plants. From 1882 to 1915 he was editor-in-chief of the journal Lyon Horticole.
In 1872 he was a founding member of the Société botanique de Lyon, serving as its president on five occasions. He also served as secretary general of the Association horticole lyonnaise and was a member of the Société botanique de France.

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