Alfred Cogniaux

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Alfred Celestin Cogniaux (April 7, 1841 - April 15, 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.

In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.

[edit] Publications

  • Linden, L., Cogniaux, A. & Grignan, G., Les orchidées exotiques et leur culture en Europe. (1019 pages Bruxelles; Paris. chez l'auteur. Octave Doin, 1894.
  • Cogniaux, A. & Goossens, A., Orchidées : dictionnaire iconographique ; 2 vol.(826 pl., 315 p.), 1896 - 1907. Perthes en Gâtinais (France), Institut des Jardins. 1990 ISBN 2-908041-01-4
  • De Saldanha da Gama, J., Cogniaux, A. Bouquet de Mélastomacées brésiliennes dédiées a Sa Majesté Dom Pedro II empereur du Brésil. A. Remacle,1887 Verviers. Botanicus
  • Cogniaux, A. Melastomaceae. G. Masson, Paris, 1891
  • Cogniaux, A., Harms, H. Cucurbitaceae-Cucurbiteae-Cucumerinae (2 vols.) W. Engelmann, Leipzig,1924.

[edit] References

  • Short biography with portrait.
  • (French) Jacquet, Pierre. "Un orchidologue belge digne de mémoire : Alfred Cogniaux (1841-1916)". L'Orchidophile. , 157:p.?, 2003.
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