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Charles Alexandre Lesueur | |
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.png) Lesueur in 1818, painted by Charles Willson Peale | |
| Born | 1 January 1778 Le Havre, France |
| Died | 12 December 1846 (aged 67) Le Havre, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Naturalist |
Charles Alexandre Lesueur (French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl alɛksɑ̃dʁ ləsɥœʁ]; 1 January 1778 in Le Havre – 12 December 1846 in Le Havre) was a French naturalist, artist, and explorer. He was a prolific natural-history collector, gathering many type specimens in Australia, Southeast Asia, and North America, and was also responsible for describing numerous species, including the spiny softshell turtle (Apalone spinifera), smooth softshell turtle (A. mutica), and common map turtle (Graptemys geographica). Both Mount Lesueur and Lesueur National Park in Western Australia are named in his honor.