Adolf von Berenger

Joseph Maria Adolf von Berenger or in Italian as Adolfo di Bérenger (28 February 1815 – 3 March 1895) was a German-born forester who worked in Italy.

He studied in Munich, and then at the Mariabrunn Academy near Vienna and joined service in Venice under the Duke of Parma.

His work on forest conservation often involved dealing with local opposition and while he saw livestock herding as an ancient and important livelihood he was involved in imposing limits to the number of animals allowed to graze inside forests.

Also faced with the death of his son Augusto he retired prematurely at the age of 62 but continued to work on forestry research.

[6] Berenger suffered from blindness towards the end of his life and died in Rome where he was buried at Magnale.