Rose Breeder and Discoverer  

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Le Cannet-des-Maures,
France

Francis Meilland (February 20, 1912 Lyon - June 15, 1958 Antibes), son of Antoine Meilland

[From Les Amis de Roses", January-February 1939, p. 16:] Nous sommes profondément heureux d'annoncer le mariage de M. Francis MEILLAND, le fils de notre Ami A. MEILLAND et de Mlle L. PAOLINO

[From The Makers of Heavenly Roses, by Jack Harkness, p. 127:] On 14 January, 1939, there was a wedding in Antibes between Francis Meilland and Louisette Paolino [daughter of Francesco Paolino - see - and Marie-Elisabeth Paolino].

[From Créateurs de roses, by Nathalie Ferrand, 2015, p. 118:] Généalogie Famille Meilland