Auguste François Le Jolis
French botanist
Died when: 80 years 263 days (968 months)Star Sign: Sagittarius
Auguste François Le Jolis (1 December 1823, Cherbourg - 20 August 1904, Cherbourg) was a French merchant, judge and botanist.He is largely known for investigations of cryptogams (algae, hepatics, mosses) found in the department of Manche.
In August 1852, he was a founding member of the Société Nationale des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg.
The algae genus Lejolisia (family Wrangeliaceae) was named after Le Jolis by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828-1911).
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