Auguste François Le Jolis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Auguste François Le Jolis

French botanist

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1823

Place of Birth: Cherbourg-Octeville, Normandy, France

Date of Death: 01-Dec-1904

Profession: botanist, entomologist, bryologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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