"Albert Boerger (known as Alberto Boerger in Uruguay and South America) was a German Empire scientist that worked in phytotechnology. He was born in Förde (today ...
Grevenbrück) in Westphalia on November 4, 1881. He was hired by the government of Eastern Republic of Uruguay in 1911 to conduct the work of plant breeding in this country, taking as reference the experiences of the United States and the German Empire. He arrived in the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on March 5, 1912, after two years of research in the experimental stations Toledo(Department of Canelones, Uruguay) and Bañados de Medina (Department of Cerro Largo, Uruguay) was transferred on March 5, 1914 to the experimental station La Estanzuela (Department of Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay) with his collaborators, who performed a very relevant work for the Uruguay and Argentina. Dr. Boerger´s studies in plant breeding – especially wheats – placed their work at the best scientific efforts of the first part of the 20th century. Albert Boerger died in the Eastern Republic of Uruguay on March 28, 1957, and his remains lie in the park with his name in the lands of the current Experimental Station INIA La Estanzuela Alberto Boerger (La Estanzuela, Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay)that belong to the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) of Uruguay." - (en.wikipedia.org 01.02.2020)
