René Primevère Lesson
1794–1849
French naval surgeon and naturalist. Medical officer on board the Coquille, 1822–5. Published the results of his zoological investigations made during the voyage. Taught botany at the naval medical school, Rochefort, 1829–31; appointed professor of pharmacy, 1831. Became the top-ranking navy pharmacist in 1835.
Sources
DSB
NBU.
Bibliography
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
NBU: Nouvelle biographie universelle depuis les temps les plus reculés jusqu’à nos jours, avec les renseignements bibliographiques et l’indication des sources a consulter. Edited by Jean Chrétien Ferdinand Hoefer. 46 vols. in 23. Paris: Firmin Didot Frères. 1852–66.
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