Alfred Cogniaux
Alfred Cogniaux | |
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| Born | 7 April 1841 |
| Died | 15 April 1916 (aged 75) |
| Nationality | Belgian |
| Known for | Study of orchids |
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Cogn. |
Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 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
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Publications
- 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.
- Cogniaux, A., Melastomaceae. G. Masson, Paris, 1891
- Cogniaux, Alfredus, Orchidaceae. Vol. III, part IV, V and VI of Flora Brasiliensis. Lipsiae, Frid. Fleischer, 1893–1906
- Linden, L., Cogniaux, A. & Grignan, G., Les orchidées exotiques et leur culture en Europe. (Bruxelles; Paris. chez l'auteur. Octave Doin, 1894.
- Cogniaux, A., Goossens, A.: Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchidées; 2 vol. 1896–1907. Perthes en Gâtinais (France), Institut des Jardins. 1990 ISBN 2-908041-01-4
- Cogniaux, A., Harms, H. Cucurbitaceae-Cucurbiteae-Cucumerinae (2 vols.) W. Engelmann, Leipzig,1924.
References
Bibliography
- Jacquet, Pierre (2003). "Un orchidologue belge digne de mémoire : Alfred Cogniaux (1841–1916)". L'Orchidophile (in French).
External links
- Works by Alfred Cogniaux at Biodiversity Heritage Library
- Works by or about Alfred Cogniaux at Internet Archive
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