| Pierre Adolphe Lesson |
| Family
Name: |
Lesson |
Variant
Spellings: |
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| Given
Names: |
Pierre Adolphe |
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| DOB |
1805
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DOD |
1888 |
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Speciality:
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Naval surgeon |
| Other
Occupations: |
Botanist |
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| Voyages:
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"Astrolabe" from Toulon arr. Sydney 2 December 1826
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| Came
out as: |
Ship's surgeon |
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Settled Aus: |
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| Addresses:
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Sydney, NSW 1826 (shipping record) |
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| Positions
Held: |
Surgeon French Navy |
| Publications:
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Voyage de découvertes de l'Astrolabe. Botanique. Paris: J. Tastu 1832
For other publications see website |
| Notes:
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Ship's surgeon and botanical collector with the Astrolabe expedition 1826-1829
Brother of R. P. Lesson (qv) |
| Acknowledgments:
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| References: |
Le Fonds et l'oeuvre de Pierre-Adolphe Lesson 1805-1888. Website March 2013 [graduated Rochefort, on "Astrolabe" etc]
Cleland JB. Naturalist in medicine with particular reference to Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 1950;1:549-63
Shipping intelligence. Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser 6 December 1826 ["Astrolabe" from Toulon arr. Sydney] |
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last updated 13-04-2013
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