Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem

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Earl Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem (1819 - 1882) was a Belgian engineer and liberal politician. He was a son of the Ghent burgomaster Constant de Kerchove de Denterghem. His son Oswald would become Provincial Governor of Hainaut.

Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem was burgomaster of Ghent (1857-1881), provincial Council member for Oost-Vlaanderen and senator for the liberal party. Under his rule the municipal public education in Ghent would be significantly expanded. A street in Ghent is named after him, the Charles de Kerchove alley. He was succeeded a burgomaster of Ghent, by his son-in-law Hippolyte Lippens. In 1875 he became President of the Maatschappij voor Hofbouw- en Kruidtuinkunde and a strong supporter of the Gentse Floraliën, which would become an international fair on botany.