Memorial And Biographical Record And Illustrated Compendium Of Biography Of Citizens Of Columbia Sauk And Adams Counties Wisconsin PDF Download

Excerpt from Memorial and Biographical Record and Illustrated Compendium of Biography: Containing a Compendium of Local Biography, Including Biographical Sketches of Hundreds of Prominent Old Settlers and Representative Citizens of Columbia, Sauk and Adams Counties, Wisconsin, With a Review of Their Life Work In 1846, Professor Agassiz crossed the ocean on a scientific excursion to the United States, and soon determined to remain here. He accepted, about the beginning of 1848, the chair of zoology and geology at Harvard. He explored the natural history of the United States at-different times and gave an impulse to the study of nature in this country. In 1865 he conducted an expedi tion to Brazil, and explored the lower Ama zon and its tributaries. In 1868 he was made non-resident professor of natural his tory at Cornell University. In December, 1871, he accompanied the Hassler expedi tion, under Professor Pierce, to the South Atlantic and Pacific oceans. He died at Cambridge, Massachusetts, December 14, 1873. Among other of the important works of Professor Agassiz may be mentioned the fol lowing: Outlines of Comparative Physi ology, Journey to Brazil, and Contri butions to the Natural History of the United States. It is said of Professor Agassiz. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.