Oswald Charles Eugène Marie Ghislain de Kerchove de Denterghem (1 April 1844 – 20 March 1906),[1] was a
Belgian liberal politician.[2] Oswald de Kerchove was a son of the
GhentianmayorCharles 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.