Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (23 December 1779, Verviers – 28 December 1838, Verviers) was a physician and botanist.
In 1801 he entered the school of medicine in Paris, but was subsequently forced to abandon his studies due to military conscription. After finishing his military duties in late 1804, he relocated to Ensival as a physician. Three years later, he settled permanently in his hometown of Verviers.[1]
With Richard Courtois (1806–1835), he was co-author of "Compendium florae belgicae".[2] In 1820, Marie-Anne Libert named the genus Lejeunea (family Lejeuneaceae) in his honor.[3]
Botanical works
- Flore des environs de Spa, 1811 - Flora native to the environs of Spa.
- Revue de la flore des environs de Spa, 1824 - Review of flora native to the environs of Spa.
- De Libertia, novo graminum genere, Commentatio 1825 - On the genus Libertia.
- Compendium florae belgicae (with Richard Courtois); Leodii, Apud P. J. Collardin,1828–1836 - Compendium of Belgian flora.[4][5]
References
- ^ Directory of the Royal Academy of Belgium, Volumes 26-27 by Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
- ^ Société libre d'Emulation - Liège (Belgique) Les Botanistes liégeois et l'Emulation
- ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ WorldCat Search publications
- ^ Biodiversity Heritage Library publications
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Lej.
External links
- IPNI List of plants described and co-described vy Lejeune.
