Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps

Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps
Born (1774-03-24)24 March 1774
Dreux
Died 8 May 1849(1849-05-08)
Paris
Residence France
Nationality French
Fields Botany
Notable awards Legion of Honour
Author abbrev. (botany) Loisel.

Jean-Louis-Auguste Loiseleur-Deslongchamps (born 24 March 1774 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir — died 8 May 1849 in Paris) was a French physician and botanist.

He was the author of and contributor of a number of works on medicine and botany. He was elected to the Académie Nationale de Médecine in 1823 and was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour in 1834.

He is commemorated with the botanical genera Loiseleuria (Desv., 1813) and Longchampia (Willd., 1811).[1] His son was the Indologist, Auguste-Louis-Armand Loiseleur-Deslongchamps.

Selected works

References

  1. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. OCLC WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by Loiseleur-Deslongchamps
  3. OCLC WorldCat Search publications
  4. "Author Query for 'Loisel.'". International Plant Names Index.
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