Dorner, Herman B. (Herman Bernard), 1878-1955
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1878 - 1955
Biographical Information
Born April 10, 1878 in Lafayette, Indiana, son of Frederick And Margaret E., proprietor of extensive Lafayette Greenhouses. He was known as the "Lafayette carnation breeder" and "The great carnation florist". Herman Dorner received his Bachelor of Science degree from Purdue University in 1900, and his Master of Science from Purdue in 1901. From 1904-05 he was an assistant in the Purdue Botany Department. In 1905 he was the Indiana State Botany Instructor; 1906-1907, Wabash Botany Assistant; 1908-10, Illinois Floriculture Associate; 1911-1946, Illinois Floriculture Associate Professor/Professor.
Herman Dorner organized Florists Telegraph Delivery. He developed Amaryllis Fleesid, 32 carnation varieties, and various varieties of chrysanthemums. He was the Society of American Florists' 1939 Gold Medal winner and author of American Carnation Society Publications in 1899 and 1901.
Herman B. Dorner died in October, 1955.
Herman Dorner organized Florists Telegraph Delivery. He developed Amaryllis Fleesid, 32 carnation varieties, and various varieties of chrysanthemums. He was the Society of American Florists' 1939 Gold Medal winner and author of American Carnation Society Publications in 1899 and 1901.
Herman B. Dorner died in October, 1955.
Citation
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Archives, Retrieved 08/05/09 from: http://www.library.illinois.edu/archives/uasfa/0812023.pdfFound in 1 Collection or Record:
Herman B. Dorner papers
Collection — Box: Communal Collections 20, Placement: 01
Identifier: MSF 105
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of one folder that contains articles by Herman Dorner.
Dates:
1899 - 1905