Louis Lejeune (engineer)
Louis Lejeune may refer to: * Louis-François Lejeune (1775-1848), (Baron Lejeune), French general, painter, and lithographer * Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune 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 cons ... (1779-1858), Belgian botanist * Louis Lejeune Ltd., British maker of car mascots See also * Lejeune, a surname; also LeJeune or Le Jeune {{dab, hn=Lejeune, Louis ...
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Louis-François Lejeune
Louis-François, Baron Lejeune (3 February 1775 in Strasbourg – 29 February 1848) was a French general, painter, and lithographer. His memoirs have frequently been republished and his name is engraved on the Arc de Triomphe. Life He studied painting in the studio of Pierre-Henri de Valenciennes, alongside Jean-Victor Bertin, but left the studio to volunteer in the Compagnie des arts de Paris in 1792. He received his baptism of fire in the battle of Valmy later that year. He became a sergeant in the 1st Arsenal battalion and in 1793 moved to the artillery at La Fère, assisting in the sieges of Landrecies, Le Quesnoy and Valenciennes. At Valenciennes he became aide-de-camp to General Jacob then, as a lieutenant on attachment to the engineers, took part in the 1794 Holland campaign and the 1795 campaign. Called to the depot in 1798, he succeeded brilliantly in his exams and was made a captain on attachment to the engineers. He became aide-de-camp to Marshal Berthier in ...
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Alexandre Louis Simon Lejeune
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. With Richard Courtois (1806–1835), he was co-author of "Compendium florae belgicae". He was a mentor to Marie-Anne Libert, who he introduced to Augustin Pyramis de Candolle. Libert named the genus ''Lejeunea'' (family Lejeuneaceae) in Lejeune's honor in 1820. Botanical works * ''Flore des environs de Spa'', 1811 - Flora native to the environs of Spa. * ''Revue de la flore des environs de Spa'', 1824 - Review of flora native to the environs of Spa. * ''De Libertia, novo graminum genere, Commentatio'' 1825 - On the genus ''Libertia ''Libertia'' is a genus of mon ...
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Louis Lejeune Ltd
Louis may refer to: * Louis (coin) * Louis (given name), origin and several individuals with this name * Louis (surname) * Louis (singer), Serbian singer * HMS ''Louis'', two ships of the Royal Navy See also Derived or associated terms * Lewis (other) * Louie (other) * Luis (other) * Louise (other) * Louisville (other) * Louis Cruise Lines * Louis dressing, for salad * Louis Quinze, design style Associated names * * Chlodwig, the origin of the name Ludwig, which is translated to English as "Louis" * Ladislav and László - names sometimes erroneously associated with "Louis" * Ludovic, Ludwig, Ludwick, Ludwik Ludwik () is a Polish given name. Notable people with the name include: * Ludwik Czyżewski, Polish WWII general * Ludwik Fleck (1896–1961), Polish medical doctor and biologist * Ludwik Gintel (1899–1973), Polish-Israeli Olympic soccer player ...