Netanel Hochberg

Netanel Hochberg (Hebrew: נתנאל הוכברג‎; died May 1983) was an Israeli agronomist and expert in the growing of grapevine.

Biography

Hochberg was born in Ottoman-ruled Palestine (present day Israel). He studied agriculture at the Mikveh Israel agricultural school, to the south of Tel Aviv.

Hochberg created a number of new varieties of vine, the first of which he called "Dan ben Hannah" (Dan son of Hannah), named after his son, Dan, who was killed in Israel's War of Independence and his wife, Hannah, who died in 1955.

Awards

• In 1955, Hochberg was awarded the Israel Prize, for the agriculture.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1955 (in Hebrew)". cms.education.gov.il (Israel Prize official website). Archived from the original on 4 March 2010 by WebCite®. http://cms.education.gov.il/EducationCMS/Units/PrasIsrael/Tashyag/Tashkab_Tashyag_Rikuz.htm?DictionaryKey=Tashtav. 

See also

• List of Israel Prize recipients
• Hochberg

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