Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem

Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem
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 Belgium
Occupation 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.

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References

  1. Liberaal Archief
  2. Biography in Liberaal Archief
  3. "Author Query for 'Kerch.'". International Plant Names Index.
  4. Chromolithographs
  5. Sutton Antiquarion Books
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