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. In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
Publications
With Élie Marchal he edited the exsiccata Les Glumacées de Belgique (1869–1871)
References
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 the Biodiversity Heritage Library Works by or about Alfred Cogniaux at the Internet Archive