Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem | |
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Born | Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem 1 April 1844 |
Died | 20 March 1906 Ghent, Belgium | (aged 61)
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.
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ "Liberaal Archief".
- ^ "Biography in Liberaal Archief".
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Kerch.
- ^ "Chromolithographs". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
- ^ "Sutton Antiquarion Books". Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
External links
[edit]Media related to Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem at Wikimedia Commons