Joseph Alexandre Laboulbène

Joseph Alexandre Laboulbène (25 August 1825 Agen – 7 December 1898, Paris) was a French physician and entomologist.

A friend of the entomologist Jean-Marie Léon Dufour (1780-1865), he studied medicine in the University of Paris and was awarded the title Docteur in 1854.

Laboulbène was interested in harmful insects notably in the Order Diptera.

[1] In 1853, Laboulbenia which is a genus of fungi in the family Laboulbeniaceae, was named in his honour.

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