Alfred Cogniaux

Célestin Alfred Cogniaux (7 April 1841 – 15 April 1916) was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.

Alfred Cogniaux
Born	(1841-04-07)7 April 1841
Died	15 April 1916(1916-04-15) (aged 75)
Nationality	Belgian
Known for	Study of orchids
Scientific career
Fields	Botany
Author abbrev. (botany)	Cogn.

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.
• Cogniaux, A., Melastomaceae. G. Masson, Paris, 1891
• Cogniaux, Alfredus, Orchidaceae. Vol. III, part IV, V and VI of Flora Brasiliensis. Lipsiae, Frid. Fleischer, 1893–1906
• Linden, L., Cogniaux, A. & Grignan, G., Les orchidées exotiques et leur culture en Europe. (Bruxelles; Paris. chez l'auteur. Octave Doin, 1894.
• Cogniaux, A., Goossens, A.: Dictionnaire Iconographique des Orchidées; 2 vol. 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.

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With Élie Marchal he edited the exsiccata Les Glumacées de Belgique (1869–1871)^[1]

References

1. "Les Glumacées de Belgique: IndExs ExsiccataID=1644355967". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
2. International Plant Names Index.  Cogn.

Bibliography

• Jacquet, Pierre (2003). "Un orchidologue belge digne de mémoire : Alfred Cogniaux (1841–1916)". L'Orchidophile (in French).

External links

• Works by Alfred Cogniaux at Biodiversity Heritage Library
• Works by or about Alfred Cogniaux at the Internet Archive