Oswald de Kerchove de Denterghem | |
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Born |
Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem 1 April 1844 Ghent, Belgium |
Died | 20 March 1906 Ghent, Belgium |
(aged 61)
Nationality | Belgium |
Occupation | politician, lawyer |
Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem (1 April 1844 – 20 March 1906), was a Belgian liberal politician. Oswald de Kerchove was a son of the Ghentian mayor Charles de Kerchove de Denterghem.
De Kerchove was a lawyer and became a liberal senator. He was governor in Hainaut from 1878 to 1884.
He was an internationally recognized authority in the study of palms and orchids.