Joseph-François Soleirol

Joseph-François Soleirol (13 July 1781 in Verdun – 5 March 1853 in Metz) was a French army engineer and amateur botanist.

From 1800 he studied at the École Polytechnique, then embarked on a military career in which he attained the rank of captain in 1807.

Later on, he served as an instructor at the École d'application de l'artillerie et du genie (School of artillery and engineering) in Metz.

[3][4][5] In 1825, Soleroil issued an exsiccata-like specimen series entitled Plantes de Corse.

[6] Les frères Soleirol, histoire séculaire d'une confusion autour d'un collecteur en Corse.