Nationality Belgium Died March 20, 1906, Belgium Role Belgian Politician | Name Oswald Kerchove Occupation politician, lawyer | |
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Full Name Oswald Charles Eugene Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem Born 1 April 1844 ( 1844-04-01 ) Ghent, Belgium | ||
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.
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