Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem

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.

Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem
Born
Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem

(1844-04-01)1 April 1844
Ghent, Belgium
Died20 March 1906(1906-03-20) (aged 61)
Ghent, Belgium
NationalityBelgian
Occupation(s)politician, lawyer

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
  1. "Liberaal Archief".
  2. "Biography in Liberaal Archief".
  3. International Plant Names Index.  Kerch.
  4. "Chromolithographs". Archived from the original on 3 September 2010. Retrieved 6 May 2008.
  5. "Sutton Antiquarion Books". Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2008.

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