An expedition to the Maldives. (Extract from a letter to Professor E.S. Dana, dated Colombo, January 29, 1902)

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An expedition to the Maldives. (Extract from a letter to Professor E.S. Dana, dated Colombo, January 29, 1902)

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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...