About Joannes Seyve
Lived 1900 – 1966. Joannes Seyve was a French biochemist and botanist.
Joannes Seyve (1900–1966) was a French biochemist who often used Seibel wine grape hybrids first produced in the 1860s. He created the Chambourcin grape, a French hybrid variety that is grown extensively in the Midwest and Northeast United States. His variety Joannes-Seyve 23.416 was crossed with Gewürztraminer to produce the Traminette grape.
His father Bertille Seyve (1864–1939), and brother Bertille Seyve Jr. (1895–1959) also produced new hybrid Grape varieties (identified as Seyve-Villard), including Seyval blanc and Villard Noir.
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Who was Joannes Seyve?
French biochemist (1900-1966)
When was Joannes Seyve born?
Joannes Seyve was born in 1900.
When did Joannes Seyve die?
Joannes Seyve died in 1966.
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Joannes Seyve was a biochemist and botanist.
What nationality was Joannes Seyve?
Joannes Seyve was French.
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