1876
Died:1953
Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger " Robert Knud Friedrich Pilger " ( 3 July 1876, Helgoland ndash 1 September 1953, Berlin ) was a Germany botanist
He collected plants in the Mato Grosso of Brazil and from 1945 to 1950 was director of the Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum.
Director
The genera " Pilgerodendron " Carl Rudolf Florin ( Cupressaceae ) and " Pilgerochloa " Alexander Eig ( Poaceae ) are named in his honour.