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 en Danemark, (Ghent 1866/67).
- La culture de la vigne en serres et sous verre (translation of Archibald F Barron's "Vines and vine culture"), (1900).[3]
References
- ↑ Etymological Dictionary of Grasses by Harold Trevor Clifford, Peter D. Bostock
- ↑ "PYNAERT (Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph) - Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences".
- ↑ WorldCat Title La culture de la vigne en serres et sous verre
- ↑ IPNI. Pynaert.
- Meyers Big Conversation Dictionary (translated biography).
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