Charles Alexandre Lesueur
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Charles Alexandre Lesueur (January 1, 1778 - december 12, 1846) was a French naturalist, artist and explorer.
Lesueur was born in Le Havre.
In 1801 he travelled to Australia as artist on the expedition of Nicolas Baudin. With François Péron he took over the duties as naturalist after the death of the expedition's zoologist Maugé de Cely. Together they collected over 100,000 zoological specimens. Between 1815 and 1837 he lived in the United States, in the years 1825 – 1837 in New Harmony, Indiana.
In 1845 he was appointed curator of the Musee d'Histoire Naturelle du Havre.
External links
- [Charles Alexandre Lesueur (1778-1846) naturalist, artist]
- [Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Le Havre (Lesueur Collection)]
- [Fishes Described and Drawn by C. A. Lesueur]
- [Graptemys geographica Lesueur (Map turtle, first described by Lesueur)]
- [Maclurites magnus Lesueur]
- [Alex the explorer, the hero of a new graphic novel]
- [Baudin's voyage] - State Library (Southern Australia)
- [Historic New Harmony (Indiana)]
- [L'expédition Baudin en Australie] - Université de La Rochelle
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