Auguste François Le Jolis

Auguste François Le Jolis (1 December 1823, Cherbourg - 20 August 1904, Cherbourg) was a French merchant, judge and botanist.

Auguste François le Jolis (1823-1904)

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).[1]

Selected writings

  • Observations sur quelques plantes rares découvertes aux environs de Cherbourg, 1847 - Observations of some rare plants discovered in the environs of Cherbourg.
  • Lichens des environs de Cherbourg, 1859 - Lichens in the environs of Cherbourg.
  • Plantes vasculaires des environs de Cherbourg, 1860 - Vascular plants in the environs of Cherbourg.
  • Liste des algues marines de Cherbourg, 1863 - List of marine algae of Cherbourg.
  • De la rédaction des flores locales au point de vue de la géographie botanique, 1874 - On the drafting of local floras from the point of view of botanical geography.[2]
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