Édouard-Christophe Pynaert

Who was Édouard-Christophe Pynaert?

Édouard-Christophe Pynaert 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 Ecole d'horticulture in Gentbrugge. He is said to have species of grass named after him, although many of the plant species from Africa named pynaertii actually honour Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph Pynaert, his son.

He was co-editor of several periodicals, including "Flore des Serres et des Jardins", "Revue de l'Horticulture Belge" and the "Bulletin d'Arboriculture".