Lesueur, Charles-Alexandre, 1778-1846

Charles Alexandre Lesueur, artist and naturalist, was born on January 1, 1778, at Le Havre, France. He participated in Napoleon's expedition to Australia (1800-1804), and joined William Maclure in his geologic survey of Europe, the West Indies and the Eastern United States (1815-1817). Upon returning to Philadelphia, Lesueur and Maclure wrote out the results of their travels, publishing many scientific papers in the Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, with Lesueur also publishing findings from his Australian expedition. During this time of heavy publication, Lesueur became a curator for the Academy (1817) and remained so until 1825.

From the description of Charles Alexandre Lesueur printing plates. 1817-1825. (Academy of Natural Science). WorldCat record id: 51461672

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