Christophe-Paulin de La Poix de FréminvilleChristophe-Paulin de La Poix, chevalier de Fréminville (24 January 1787 – 12 January 1848) was a French Navy Commander, naturalist, archeologist and pioneer of transvestism. La Poix de Fréminville was born to a family of naval engineers, and joined the Navy in 1801. He served as an aide to Rear-Admiral Latouche-Tréville and distinguished himself on the gunboat during Nelson's Raids on Boulogne. At the age of 15, Fréminville was appointed to the 74-gun as a midshipman and took part in the Saint-Domingue expedition, in which he witnessed and condemned the massacres perpetrated by General de Rochambeau.
Édouard-Christophe PynaertÉdouard-Christophe Pynaert (29 May 1835 – 28 October 1900) was a Belgian botanist and horticulturalist born in Ghent. He was a specialist in the field of pomology. He studied at a local gardening school, and from 1861 was a professor at the school of horticulture in Gentbrugge. He is said to have species of grass named after him, although many of the plant species from Africa named pynaertii actually honour Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph Pynaert (1876–1968), his son.
