Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré

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 de la Bonite (Voyage of the Bonita)
• Notes relatives à l'organographie et à la physiologie des végétaux monocotylés