ViscountPhilippe de Spoelberch (23 May 1941) is aBelgian businessman anddendrologist.
He is the son of Vicomte Werner de Spoelberch (1902-1987) and Eléonore de Haas de Teichen (1916). He is married to Diane,Vicomtesse de Jonghe d'Ardoye.
He is an administrator of theInBev-Baillet Latour Fund,[1] and a former member of the board of theBrazilian conglomerateInBev, one of the biggest breweries in the world. With an estimated fortune of more than threebillioneuros, he is one of Belgium's wealthiest people.
A keengardener he is président of theBelgische Dendrologie Belge.[2] He is also President of the International Dendrology Society. He was awarded theVeitch Memorial Medal of theRoyal Horticultural Society in 2003.[3]
In 2007 he donated theArboretum Wespelaar to the Foundation Arboretum Wespelaar, which was set up to guarantee the future of the collections and arrange for their opening to the public in 2011.
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