Paul Émile de Puydt

Paul Émile de Puydt
Born(1810-03-06)6 March 1810
Mons, Belgium
Died20 May 1891(1891-05-20) (aged 81)
Mons, Belgium
Known forLes Orchidées, histoire iconographique, organographie, classification, géographie, collections, commerce, emploi, culture, avec une revue descriptive des espèces cultivées en Europe
SpouseFanie Catherine Cousin
ChildrenTwo
Parents
  • Jean Ambroise de Puydt (father)
  • Marie Adélaïde Jeanne Michot (mother)
Scientific career
FieldsWriter 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.