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Seibel or Seibels is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Seibel (1844–1936), French physician and viticulturist * Edwin G. Seibels (1866–1954), the inventor of the vertical filing system * Henry Seibels (1876-1967), American football player * Klauspeter Seibel (1936–2011), German conductor of the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra * Cathy Seibel (b. 1960), American federal judge * John Seibel (b. 1970), American journalist who has worked for ESPN * Tara Seibel (b. 1973), American artist (cartoonist) * Phil Seibel (b.1979), former left-handed starting/relief baseball pitcher * Michael Seibel (b. 1982), managing director at Y Combinator * Kevin Seibel (b. 1983), Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Seibel
Albert Seibel (1844–1936) was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes (''Vitis vinifera'') with native North American grapes. His crosses are known as Seibel grapes. Biography Seibel was born in Aubenas in Ardèche department in Southern France in 1844. In 1895, he founded a school to teach grafting methods. He died in 1936. Breeding programme In the 1860s the Phylloxera plague cut European wine production by more than two-thirds. As the pest originated in the New World, crossing American stock with European ''Vitis vinifera'' varieties was one of the promising attempts to contain the disaster. The vines produced by this hybridization did not necessarily produce better wines, but did produce vine stock that could better survive Phylloxera attacks. Seibel and his company produced over 16,000 new hybrids, with nearly 500 varieties that were then grown commercially. He often used as a female parent the hybrid Jaeger 70, a cross ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |