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Alwin Berger
1871 – 1931
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryAlwin Berger was a German botanist best known for his contribution to the nomenclature of succulent plants, particularly agaves and cacti. Born in Germany he worked at the botanical gardens in Dresden and Frankfurt. From 1897 to 1914, he was curator of the Giardini Botanici Hanbury, the botanical gardens of Sir Thomas Hanbury at La Mortola, near Ventimiglia in northwestern Italy, close to the border with France. After working in Germany from 1914 to 1919, Berger studied in the United States for three years, before spending his final years as director of the department of botany of the natural history museum in Stuttgart
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
November 9, 1871
Date of death
April 21, 1931
- Field and occupation
- Německý botanik a zahradník, specialista na sukulenty a kaktusy, působil v botanických zahradách.
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