Tillie Berger

Tillie E. Hollis Berger (née Hollis; – 12 February ) was an American museum technician. She was the supervisor of the herbarium preparatory staff at the Smithsonian Institution where she pioneered and taught new techniques for mounting plants.

Early life and education Tillie E. Hollis was born in in Washington, D.C.. She grew up near the Smithsonian Institution on Linworth Place SW in Washington, D.C.. Her father owned a restaurant near 10th and Pennsylvania Avenue. Tillie and three of her sisters worked at the herbarium at the Smithsonian Institution.

She was married to John H. Berger, and together they had three children. Hibiscus coccineus, Polygonum cespitosum Blume, and Physostegia virginiana (L.) Benth.

Death and legacy Berger died on February 12, 1994, at the age of 86, in Silver Spring, Maryland.