Alfred Cogniaux

Alfred Cogniaux
Born(1841-04-07)7 April 1841
Died15 April 1916(1916-04-15) (aged 75)
NationalityBelgian
Known forStudy of orchids
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Cogn.

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.