Abraham Izak Perold, Ph.D. (20 October 1880 – 11 December 1941) was a South African chemist and viticulturist. Educated in South Africa and

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, Perold is best known for developing the

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grape variety in 1925 through crossing Pinot noir and

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. Dr. Perold also introduced 177 grape varieties into South Africa and became the first Professor of

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at the

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, later becoming Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture at the university.

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Short biography Viticulturists 1880 births 1941 deaths {{wine-bio-stub

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