Helmut Becker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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German viticulturist
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Place of Birth: Geisenheim, Hesse, Germany
About Helmut Becker
- Helmut Becker (8 March 1927 – 19 July 1990), German viticulturist, was chief of the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute.
- As a successor of Heinrich Birk, he viewed viticulture from a global perspective and promoted the globalization of a quality wine industry.
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- Becker collaborated with numerous scientists around the world and encouraged the importation of important clones and varieties in New Zealand, Canada, Australia, Japan and other countries.
- He did early important work in Neustadt/Weinstrasse during the 1950s and 1960s in the European phylloxera eradication program. Some of the grape varieties bred by Helmut Becker at the Research Institute Geisenheim :
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