John Eatton Le Conte
John Eatton Le Conte , Jr. (born February 22, 1784 near Shrewsbury, New Jersey , † November 21, 1860 in Philadelphia ; also John Eatton LeConte or John Eaton Leconte ) was an American naturalist . Its botanical author abbreviation is " Leconte "; earlier the abbreviation “ Le Conte ” was also in use.
His son was the entomologist John Lawrence Le Conte (1825-1883).
Works
With Jean Baptiste Boisduval : Histoire Générale et Iconographie des Lépidoptères et des Chenilles de l'Amérique Septentrionale (Paris 1829–1837)
literature
- James AG Rehn: The John Eatton Leconte Collection of Paintings of Insects, Arachnids, and Myriopods . Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 98 (1954), No. 6, pp. 442-448.
- Asa Gray : Some North American Botanists. IV. John Eatton LeConte . In: Botanical Gazette , Vol. 8, No. 4 (April 1883), pp. 197-199; first page online at JSTOR .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for John Eatton Le Conte at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Conte, John Eatton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | LeConte, John Eatton; Leconte, John Eaton |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 22, 1784 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | near Shrewsbury, New Jersey |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1860 |
| Place of death | Philadelphia |