The Ridpath library of universal literatureA biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors . LOUIS J. R. AGASSIZ. AGASSIZ, Jean Louis Rodolphe, a celebrat-ed Swiss-American naturalist and author, born atMotier, Switzerland, May 28, 1807; died at Cam-bridge, Mass., December 14, 1873. Before comingto America, in 1846, he had distinguished himselfby his researches in various departments of naturalhistory and science, notably by his great works,written in French, upon Fossil Fishes and upon theGlaciers of the Alps. Toward the close of 1847the Scientific School at Cam
The Ridpath library of universal literatureA biographical and bibliographical summary of the world's most eminent authors . LOUIS J. R. AGASSIZ. AGASSIZ, Jean Louis Rodolphe, a celebrat-ed Swiss-American naturalist and author, born atMotier, Switzerland, May 28, 1807; died at Cam-bridge, Mass., December 14, 1873. Before comingto America, in 1846, he had distinguished himselfby his researches in various departments of naturalhistory and science, notably by his great works,written in French, upon Fossil Fishes and upon theGlaciers of the Alps. Toward the close of 1847the Scientific School at Cambridge, Mass., wasfounded by Mr. Abbott Lawrence, and Agassizaccepted the position of Professor of Zoology andGeology in the new institution. He subsequently,for a short time, held the chair of ComparativeAnatomy in the Medical College at Charleston,S. C, and in 1868 was appointed a non-residentprofessor in Cornell University, at Ithaca, N. services in various departments of naturalhistory, both as an original observer and investi-gator, and as a lecturer and author, were un-equalled by those of any other man wh
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