Charles Francis Laseron
Encyclopedia
Charles Francis Laseron was an American
-born Australian
naturalist
and malacologist
.
Charles Laseron was born on 6 December 1887 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
, United States of America, to English
parents the Rev. David Laseron, and his wife Frances, née Bradley.
Charles attended St Andrew's Cathedral School
as scholar and chorister.
Laseron died on 27 June 1959 in Concord Repatriation General Hospital
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
-born Australian
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
naturalist
Naturalist
Naturalist may refer to:* Practitioner of natural history* Conservationist* Advocate of naturalism * Naturalist , autobiography-See also:* The American Naturalist, periodical* Naturalism...
and malacologist
Malacology
Malacology is the branch of invertebrate zoology which deals with the study of the Mollusca , the second-largest phylum of animals in terms of described species after the arthropods. Mollusks include snails and slugs, clams, octopus and squid, and numerous other kinds, many of which have shells...
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Charles Laseron was born on 6 December 1887 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc, Wisconsin
Manitowoc is a city in and the county seat of Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, United States. The city is located on Lake Michigan at the mouth of the Manitowoc River. According to the 2000 census, Manitowoc had a population of 34,053, with over 50,000 residents in the surrounding communities...
, United States of America, to English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
parents the Rev. David Laseron, and his wife Frances, née Bradley.
Charles attended St Andrew's Cathedral School
St Andrew's Cathedral School
St Andrew's Cathedral School is an independent, non-selective, Anglican, co-educational, day school located in the heart of the city of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...
as scholar and chorister.
Laseron died on 27 June 1959 in Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Concord Repatriation General Hospital
Concord Repatriation General Hospital , commonly referred to as simply Concord Hospital, is a major hospital in Sydney, Australia, located on Hospital Road in Concord...
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Works
- An Autobiography, Sydney, 1904
- From Australia to the Dardanelles, 1916
- South with Mawson, 1947
- The Face of Australia, 1953
- Ancient Australia, 1954