Albert Hoffmann (horticulturist)
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Albert Hoffmann was a German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

 rosarian.

He was one of the founders of the "Sangerhausen Rosarium" (now Europa Rosarium) donating over 4000 seedlings from his own nursery for the newly established rosarium. His "Alice Hoffman" cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...

is named after his daughter. Rosarian Nicola Welter dedicated him his cultivar called "Albert Hoffmann". A memorial stone in his honor is installed at the Sangerhausen Rosarium.
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