Alexander Agassiz letters 1906

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Alexander Agassiz letters 1906

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Alexander Agassiz was an American morphologist, geologist, zoologist, oceanographer, museum director, and mining engineer. He was the son of Louis Agassiz.

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Agassiz, Alexander, 1835-1910

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Alexander Agassiz(1835-1910), marine biologist, oceanographer, and industrial entrepreneur, was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, the son of Louis Agassiz. In 1860 Agassiz began a lifetime occupation of administering the business affairs of the Harvard museum, a task made difficult by his father's penchant for excessive collecting and expenditures. After Louis's death in 1873, Agassiz succeeded to the directorship of the Harvard University’s Museum of Comparative Zoology and completed the physical...