French scientist (1744-1818).
Philippe-Isidore Picot de Lapeyrouse or La Peirouse, Baron de Lapeyrouse (20 October 1744 in Toulouse – 18 October 1818 in château de Lapeyrouse, Haute-Garonne) was a French naturalist. He was particularly interested in the flora and fauna of the Pyrenees. After the revolution, he became the first professor of natural history in Toulouse and his collections, from 1796, were housed in the former Carmelite Monastery of Toulouse which went on to become the Muséum de l'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse. In 1782 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. In 1800 he was
Abbreviations: Lapeyr.
Occupations: university teacher, politician, ornithologist, mayor, entomologist, botanist, naturalist, encyclopédistes, botanical collector
Citizenships: France
Languages: French
Dates: 1744-10-20T00:00:00Z – 1818-10-18T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Toulouse
Direct attributions: 43 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 60 plants, 0 fungi