Mr Alwin Berger (28 August 1871–21 April 1931)

German botanist and horticulturalist. Specialising in Succulents, Berger made a significant contribution to the nomenclature of Agaves and Cacti. He worked at the botanical gardens in Dresden and later was Superintendent of the Hanbury Garden in La Mortola, Italy. He spent his later years as director of the botany department at Stuttgart's natural history museum.