Édouard-Christophe Pynaert

Édouard-Christophe Pynaert (May 29, 1835 – October 28, 1900) was a Belgian botanist and horticulturalist born in Ghent. He was a specialist in the field of pomology.

He studied at a local gardening school, and from 1861 was a professor at the Ecole d'horticulture in Gentbrugge. He is said to have species of grass named after him,^[1] although many of the plant species from Africa named pynaertii actually honour Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph Pynaert, his son.^[2]

He was co-editor of several periodicals, including "Flore des Serres et des Jardins", "Revue de l'Horticulture Belge" and the "Bulletin d'Arboriculture".

Selected publications

• Traité de la culture forcée et artificielle des arbres fruitiers, (Ghent 1861, 4th edition 1888).
• Arboriculture fruitière, (Ghent 1866).
• La culture de la vigne en serres et sous verre (with Archibald F Barron), (1900).^[3]

References

1. Etymological Dictionary of Grasses by Harold Trevor Clifford, Peter D. Bostock
2. http://www.kaowarsom.be/en/notices_pynaert_leon_auguste_edouard_joseph
3. WorldCat Title La culture de la vigne en serres et sous verre
4. "Author Query for 'Pynaert'". International Plant Names Index.

• Meyers Big Conversation Dictionary (translated biography).