Édouard-Christophe Pynaert Explained

Édouard-Christophe Pynaert (29 May 1835 – 28 October 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 school of 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 (1876–1968), 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

• Meyers Big Conversation Dictionary (translated biography).

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=FQRHAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA243 Etymological Dictionary of Grasses
2. Web site: PYNAERT (Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph) - Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences.
3. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/083607692 WorldCat Title