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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. He af
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America. (search)
ts in Cuba, is captured by the Spanish gunboat Tornado, and conveyed to Cuba......Oct. 31, 1873 Above ninety insurgents and sailors tried; many insurgents and six British and thirty Americans shot......Nov. 4-7, 1873 William M. Tweed convicted......Nov. 19, 1873 Forty-third Congress, first session, opens......Dec. 1, 1873 Vote for speaker of the House: James G. Blaine, 189; Fernando Wood, 76; S. S. Cox, 2; Hiester Clymer, 1; Alexander H. Stephens, 1......Dec. 1, 1873 Prof. Louis J. R. Agassiz, scientist, born 1807, dies at Cambridge, Mass.......Dec. 14, 1873 Virginius surrendered to the United States by Spain; she founders at sea off Cape Fear while on her way to New York......Dec. 19, 1873 Ex-Mayor Hall, of New York, acquitted......Dec. 24, 1873 Survivors of the Virginius massacre, 102, surrendered to the United States authorities at Santiago de Cuba, Dec. 18, reach New York on the Juniata......Dec. 28, 1873 Women's temperance crusade begins at Hillsboro, O
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Massachusetts (search)
islature meets in extra session to devise means of relief for Boston......Nov. 19, 1872 William A. Richardson appointed Secretary of the Treasury......March 17. 1873 Oakes Ames, M. C., father of the Credit Mobilier, dies (aged sixty-nine)......May 8, 1873 Massachusetts Normal Art School at Boston opened......May 8, 1873 Charlestown. Brighton, and West Roxbury annexed to Boston by vote at election held.......Oct. 7, 1873 Hoosac tunnel completed......Nov. 27, 1873 Prof. Louis J. R. Agassiz, scientist, born 1807; dies at Cambridge......Dec. 14, 1873 United States Senator Charles Sumner, born in Boston, 1811, dies at Washington......March 11, 1874 Governor Washburn, elected United States Senator to succeed Sumner, resigns executive office to Lieut.-Gov. Thomas Talbot......April 30, 1874 Bursting of a reservoir dam on Mill River, near Williamsburg, Hampshire county, nearly destroys Williamsburg, Leeds, Haydensville, and Skinnerville; 200 lives and $1,500,000 wo