Jean Soupert was a Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

-born floriculturist, who specialized in breeding

Plant breeding

Plant breeding is the art and science of changing the genetics of plants in order to produce desired characteristics. Plant breeding can be accomplished through many different techniques ranging from simply selecting plants with desirable characteristics for propagation, to more complex molecular...

 rose cultivar

Cultivar

A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

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In 1855, with a friend, Pierre Notting

Pierre Notting

Pierre Notting was a Luxembourgian rosarian known for his breeding of rose cultivars.In 1855, in association with his friend Jean Soupert, he established the "Soupert & Notting" company specializing in growing roses in Limpertsberg...

, he established the "Soupert & Notting" company specializing in growing roses in Limpertsberg

Limpertsberg

Limpertsberg is a quarter in north-western Luxembourg City, in the centre of Luxembourg.In the south, on the border with the main city is the Glacis, a large open air parking lot which hosts the annual Schueberfouer fair, the largest fair in the country...

. In 1857, Soupert married Anne Marie Notting, Pierre Notting

Pierre Notting

Pierre Notting was a Luxembourgian rosarian known for his breeding of rose cultivars.In 1855, in association with his friend Jean Soupert, he established the "Soupert & Notting" company specializing in growing roses in Limpertsberg...

’s sister. During the next years, and as from 1861, “Soupert & Notting” obtained medals at international competitions in France

France

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, Belgium

Belgium

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, Germany

Germany

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, Holland, the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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 and the United States of America.

In 1874, Jean Pernet, père

Jean Pernet, père

Jean Claude Pernet, père was a French rosarian known for his cultivation of rose cultivars. He was born to a family of rose growers in Villeurbanne, Rhône, near the city of Lyon...

 from Lyon dedicated them a moss rose: “Soupert & Notting”. Jean Soupert died in Luxembourg in 1906.

Awards

Jean Soupert was awarded several distinctions among which appointed knight of the Order of the Oak Crown

Order of the Oak Crown

The Order of the Oak Crown is an Order of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.-History:The Order of the Oak Crown was instituted by the Grand Duke-King William II, in 1841...

, knight of the Order of Leopold (Belgium) and knight of the Légion d’Honneur.

Legacy

After his death, his three sons, Jean-Pierre, Pierre-Alphonse and Jean-Constant Soupert took over the rosarium.