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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Agassiz , Louis John Rudolph , 1807 -1873 (search)
Agassiz, Louis John Rudolph, 1807-1873
Naturalist; born in Motier parish, near Neuchatel, Switzerland, May 28. 1807.
He was of Huguenot descent, was thoroughly educated at Heidelberg and Munich, and received the honorary degree of Ph.D. He prosecuted his studies in natural history in Paris, where Cuvier offered him his collection for the purpose.
The liberality of Humboldt enabled him to publish his great work (1834-44) on Fossil fishes, in 5 volumes, with an atlas.
He arrived in Boston in 1846, and lectured there
Louis Agassiz. on the Animal Kingdom and on Glaciers.
In the summer of 1847 the superintendent of the Coast Survey tendered him the facilities of that service for a continuance of his scientific investigations.
Professor Agassiz settled in Cambridge, and was made Professor of Zoology and Geology of the Lawrence Scientific School at its foundation in 1848.
That year he made.
with some of his pupils, a scientific exploration of the shores of Lake Superior.
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Alaskan boundary, the. (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Allison , William Boyd , 1829 - (search)
Allison, William Boyd, 1829-
Politician; born in Perry, O., March 2, 1829; was educated at Alleghany and Western Reserve Colleges; admitted to the bar and practised in Ohio until 1857, when he removed to Dubuque, Ia. In 1860 he was a delegate to the Chicago Convention.
During the Civil War he was active in raising troops for the Union army.
In 1862 he was elected to Congress as a Republican, and was re-elected three times.
In 1873 he was elected to the United States Senate, and has since held the seat by reelections.
He has been a conspicuous candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination several times, and his name is associated with that of the late Richard P. Bland (q. v.) in the history of the Silver Act of 1877-78.
See Bland silver bill.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Ames , Oakes , 1804 -1873 (search)
Ames, Oakes, 1804-1873
Manufacturer; born in Easton, Mass., Jan. 10, 1804; received a public school education; entered his father's workshop and became thoroughly familiar with the manufacture of shovels and picks.
Subsequently he became a member of the firm of Oliver Ames & Sons.
During the gold excitement in California and in Australia this firm had an enormous trade with miners, and during the Civil War it furnished the government with extensive supplies of shovels and swords.
When the Union Pacific Railroad was being built the firm held large contracts which afterwards were transferred to a corporation known as the Credit Mobilier of America, of which Oakes Ames became one of the largest stockholders.
In 1862-73 he was a member of Congress from Massachusetts.
His connection with the Credit Mobilier, including an allegation of having improperly given stock to several members of Congress, was investigated by a committee of the House of Representatives and he was censured by
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Apportionment, congressional, (search)
Baker, Marcus, 1849-
Cartographer; born in Kalamazoo, Mich., Sept. 23, 1849: was graduated at the University of Michigan in 1870.
He became connected with the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey in 1873; and with the United States Geological Survey in 1886.
He has made extended explorations in Alaska and on the Pacific coast, and was the cartographer of the Venezuelan Boundary Commission.
In 1900 he was secretary of the United States Board on Geographic Names.
He has published many geographical and mathematical monographs, and, with Prof. William H. Dall, brought out the Alaska coast pilot.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Banks , Nathaniel Prentiss , 1816 -1894 (search)
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Barlow , Francis Channing , 1834 -1896 (search)