Charles Francis Laseron

Charles Francis Laseron (6 December 1887 - 27 June 1959), was an American-born Australian naturalist and malacologist.

Charles Laseron was born on 6 December 1887 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, United States of America, to English parents the Rev. David Laseron, and his wife Frances, née Bradley.

Charles attended St Andrew's Cathedral School as scholar and chorister.

Laseron died on 27 June 1959 in Concord Repatriation General Hospital.

Works

• An Autobiography, Sydney, 1904
• From Australia to the Dardanelles, 1916
• South with Mawson, 1947
• The Face of Australia, 1953
• Ancient Australia, 1954

References

• Vallance, T. G. (1983). "Laseron, Charles Francis (Carl) (1887 - 1959)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Canberra: Australian National University. http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A090677b.htm. Retrieved 19 February 2009.