Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune (23 December 1779 in Verviers – 28 December 1858 in Verviers) was a physician and botanist.
In 1801 he entered the school of medicine in Paris, but was subsequently forced to abandon his studies due to military conscription. After finishing his military duties in late 1804, he relocated to Ensival as a physician. Three years later, he settled permanently in his hometown of Verviers.[1]
With Richard Courtois (1806–1835), he was co-author of "Compendium florae belgicae".[2] He was a mentor to Marie-Anne Libert, who he introduced to Augustin Pyramis de Candolle.[3] Libert named the genus Lejeunea (family Lejeuneaceae) in Lejeune's honor in 1820.[4]
- ^ Directory of the Royal Academy of Belgium, Volumes 26-27 by Royal Academy of Sciences, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium
- ^ Société libre d'Emulation - Liège (Belgique) Les Botanistes liégeois et l'Emulation
- ^ Maroske, Sara; May, Tom W. (2018-03-01). "Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology". Studies in Mycology. Leading women in fungal biology. 89: 63–84. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.12.001. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 6002341. PMID 29910514.
- ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications