Heinz Brücher
German SS officer and botanist (1915-1991) · Germany · On the map · Scientists · Died at 76
Heinz Brücher was a botanist and plant breeder who served as a member of the special science unit in the SS Ahnenerbe in Nazi Germany. He was part of a SS Sammelkommando that raided the plant genome material and seed collections of the Soviet Union.
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After the Second World War, Brücher moved to South America and worked as a professor of botany in Argentina and other countries in South America. He served as an advisor to UNESCO on biology.
Country
Germany
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1915 to 1991 · aged 76
