Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria Australian National Herbarium BIOGRAPHY

Lesson, Rene P. (1794 - 1849)

Born in Rochefort, France, on 20 March 1794, died in the same town on 28 April 1849.

Best known as a zoologist, but also skilled in botany, and professor of botany at Rochefort. Employed as a naturalist/collector on the Astrolabe in 1826­1829 (see Dumont d'Urville). His collections are mainly at P and PC, with some also in B, K, L and MO.

Extracted from: A.E.Orchard (1999) A History of Systematic Botany in Australia, in Flora of Australia Vol.1, 2nd ed., ABRS. [consult for source references]