Léopold Guillaume Gillekens (11 October 1833, Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – 2 October 1905, Vilvoorde) was a Belgian horticulturalist.Review and étrangére Belgian horticulture, Volume 31 (obituary)
Gillekens is known for his work in the fields of pomology and arboriculture. From 1867, he served as director of the Ecole d'horticulture de l'Etat à Vilvorde.La Tribune horticole, Volume 2 He was publisher of the journal Moniteur horticole belge.Bulletins d'arboriculture, de culture portagère et de floriculture
Written works Traité de la taille et de la culture des arbres fruitiers, 1878 - Treatise on the size and culture of fruit trees. Éléments d'arboriculture forestière, 1891 - Aspects of forest arboriculture. Cours pratique de culture maraichère, 1895 - Practical course on vegetable gardening.Google Search (publications)
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