Paul Émile de Puydt
Paul Émile de Puydt | |
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| Born | 6 March 1810 Mons, Belgium |
| Died | 20 May 1891 (aged 81) Mons, Belgium |
| Known for | Les Orchidées, histoire iconographique, organographie, classification, géographie, collections, commerce, emploi, culture, avec une revue descriptive des espèces cultivées en Europe |
| Spouse | Fanie Catherine Cousin |
| Children | Two |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Writer on botany and economics |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | De Puydt |
Paul Émile de Puydt (6 March 1810 – 20 May 1891), a writer whose contributions included work in botany and economics, was born and died in Mons, Belgium. His father was Jean Ambroise de Puydt (1758–1836), who was governor of the province Hainaut in the early days of Belgium from 1830 till 1834. In the first marriage of his father there were 6 children. The famous Remi de Puydt came from this first marriage. He is a half brother of Paul Émile de Puydt. Remi de Puydt was a civil engineer and a politician (representative), and he served in the Belgian army as a colonel.