Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem
Belgian politician and lawyer
Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem | |
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Portrait by Jules Joseph Lefebvre, 1898 | |
Born | Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem (1844-04-01)1 April 1844 Ghent, Belgium |
Died | 20 March 1906(1906-03-20) (aged 61) Ghent, Belgium |
Nationality | Belgian |
Occupation(s) | politician, lawyer |
Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem (1 April 1844 – 20 March 1906),[1] was a Belgian liberal politician.[2] Oswald de Kerchove was a son of the Ghentian mayor Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem.
De Kerchove was a lawyer and became a liberal senator. He was governor in Hainaut from 1878 to 1884. He was an internationally recognized authority in the study of palms and orchids.
The standard author abbreviation Kerch. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
Bibliography
- Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem, Les palmiers histoire iconographinque, Paris, published by J. Rothschild, 1878.[4]
- Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem, Le Livre des Orchidées, 1894.[5]
References
External links
- Media related to Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem at Wikimedia Commons