Auguste François Le Jolis (1 December 1823, Cherbourg - 20 August 1904, Cherbourg) was a French merchant, judge and botanist.

He is largely known for investigations of cryptogams (algae, hepatics, mosses) found in the department of Manche. In August 1852, he was a founding member of the Société Nationale des Sciences Naturelles et Mathématiques de Cherbourg.

The algae genus Lejolisia (family Wrangeliaceae) was named after Le Jolis by Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (1828-1911).[1]

Selected writings

• Observations sur quelques plantes rares découvertes aux environs de Cherbourg, 1847 - Observations of some rare plants discovered in the environs of Cherbourg.
• Lichens des environs de Cherbourg, 1859 - Lichens in the environs of Cherbourg.
• Plantes vasculaires des environs de Cherbourg, 1860 - Vascular plants in the environs of Cherbourg.
• Liste des algues marines de Cherbourg, 1863 - List of marine algae of Cherbourg.
• De la rédaction des flores locales au point de vue de la géographie botanique, 1874 - On the drafting of local floras from the point of view of botanical geography.[2]

References

• Memoirs and proceedings of the Manchester Literary ..., Volume 49 by Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society (biography)