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

  1. ↑ Etymological Dictionary of Grasses by Harold Trevor Clifford, Peter D. Bostock
  2. ↑ "PYNAERT (Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph) - Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences".
  3. ↑ WorldCat Title La culture de la vigne en serres et sous verre
  4. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  Pynaert.


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