Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr - Journalist
Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns.
I am thankful that thorns have roses. - Alphonse Karr
Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr (1808-1890) was a French critic,
journalist, and novelist. He wrote novels. He worked as a teacher. He was also
involved in floriculture. He founded the trade in cut flowers on the French
Riviera. The bamboo species ‘Bambusa multiplex Alphonse Karr’ was named in his honor.
– Wikipedia
