Blankenhorn Adolph

The German viticultural expert Professor Dr. Adolph Blankenhorn (1843-1906) came from a distinguished family of winery owners in Müllheim (Baden-Württemberg), where he is also honoured with a monument (picture left). He studied natural sciences at the Technical University in Karlsruhe and at the University in Heidelberg. After practising on the family vineyards, he became an assistant to Dr. Leonhard Roesler (1839-1910) at the Technical University in Karlsruhe in 1867. In 1868 he established an oenological institute in Karlsruhe. Here he conducted experiments on the biology of phylloxera and its control with resistant American vines and hybrids. With Roesler he published the scientific journal "Annalen der Oenologie", which dealt with many problems of viticulture and cellar management. The variety he selected, Taylor seedling Blankenhorn, bears his name (picture right).

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