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Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré (September 4, 1789 - January 16, 1854) was a French botanist.
He was born in Angoulême, the son of J-J. Gaudichaud and Rose (Mallat) Gaudichaud. He studied pharmacology at Cognac and Angoulême. He also studied chemistry and herbology.
His greatest claim to fame was serving as botanist on a circumglobal expedition from 1817-1820. He accompanied Freycinet, who made the expedition on the ships Uranie and Physicienne. He is known for his collections in Australia.
He later went on a second voyage to South America, in 1831-1833.
He died in Paris.
Principal works
- Flore des îles Malouines (Flora of the Malouine Islands)
- Mémoire sur les Cycadées (Treatise on the Cycads)
- Voyage de l'Uranie (Voyage of the Uranus)
- Lettre sur l'organographie et la physiologie, addressed to Monsieur de Mirbel, in Archives de Botanique, T. II, 1833 (Letter on Oceanography and Physiology)
- Recherches générales sur l'organographie (General Research on Oceanography)
- Mémoire sur le Cissus hydrophora (Treatise on Cissus hydrophora)
- Voyage Autour du Monde Executé pendant les années 1836 et 1837 sur la corvette La Bonite (Voyage of the Bonita)
- Notes relatives à l'organographie et à la physiologie des végétaux monocotylés