Alfred Cogniaux
Alfred Célestin 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.
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. Botanicus
- Cogniaux, A., Melastomaceae. G. Masson, Paris, 1891
- Cogniaux, Alfredus, Orchidaceae. Vol. III, part IV, V and VI of Flora Brasiliensis. Lipsiae (= Leipzig), Frid. Fleischer, 1893–1906
- 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.: Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchidees; 2 vol. (826 pl., 315 p.), 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
- Short biography with portrait.
- Jacquet, Pierre. "Un orchidologue belge digne de mémoire : Alfred Cogniaux (1841-1916)". L'Orchidophile (in French). , 157:p.?, 2003.
External links
- Works by or about Alfred Cogniaux at Internet Archive
Media related to Célestin Alfred Cogniaux at Wikimedia Commons
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