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Charles Alexandre Lesueur

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French naturalist, artist, and explorer (1778-1846)

FranceHistorical FiguresLived 1778 to 1846 · aged 68
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Charles Alexandre Lesueur was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer. He was a prolific natural-history collector, gathering many type specimens in Australia, Southeast Asia, and North America, and was also responsible for describing numerous species, including the spiny softshell turtle, smooth softshell turtle,...

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Charles Alexandre Lesueur was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer. He was a prolific natural-history collector, gathering many type specimens in Australia, Southeast Asia, and North America, and was also responsible for describing numerous species, including the spiny softshell turtle, smooth softshell turtle, and common map turtle. Both Mount Lesueur and Lesueur National Park in Western Australia are named in his honor.

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France
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Historical Figures
Type
Historical Figure
Status
deceased
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Lived 1778 to 1846 · aged 68
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