Heinrich Teuscher (May 8, 1891 in Berlin - August 9, 1984 in Toronto) was an award-winning landscape architect

Landscape architect

A landscape architect is a person involved in the planning, design and sometimes direction of a landscape, garden, or distinct space. The professional practice is known as landscape architecture....

, horticulturalist and botanist best known for having designed the Jardin Botanique de Montreal

Jardin botanique de Montréal

The Montreal Botanical Garden is a large botanical garden in Montreal, Quebec, Canada comprising of thematic gardens and greenhouses. It was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 2008 as it is considered to be one of the most important botanical gardens in the world due to the extent...

. He was also its first curator

Curator

A curator is a manager or overseer. Traditionally, a curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution is a content specialist responsible for an institution's collections and involved with the interpretation of heritage material...

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Professional recognition

Teuscher won the 1953 AHS Professional Award from the American Horticultural Society

American Horticultural Society

The American Horticultural Society is a nonprofit, membership-based organization that promotes excellence in American horticulture. It is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia....

, as well as the 1962 Liberty Hyde Bailey

Liberty Hyde Bailey

Liberty Hyde Bailey was an American horticulturist, botanist and cofounder of the American Society for Horticultural Science.-Biography:...

 Award and the American Public Gardens Association

American Public Gardens Association

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's 1978 Award for Merit. The genus of orchids Teuscheria

Teuscheria

Teuscheria is a genus of orchids comprising eight species native to Central America and South America. The genus is named for Henry Teuscher, an award-winning landscape artist and horticulturalist....

is named for him.