The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-12-16
OBITGAR v.
Louis John Rudolph spaSsig

The following words flashed over tie
telegraph from Boston on Sunday evening;
Professor Agaasiz died This evening at
1915 o'clock.
This Is the announcement OF the dcpar-
ture of an individual who loved aud pur.
sued knowledge for its own sake, with a
perfect singleness of purpose. No man Of
the present century has gained wider fame,
or contributed larger stores of human
knowledge than Louis Agassi2,
Louis John Rudolph Agassh was born in
the parish Of Mottier near Lake Ncuichatcl,
Switzerland. May %, 1901 He was dos.
cendcd from the iiugenots, hi father was
n Protestant pastor, as had been his fore
fathers for six generations. He studied nj
Bicnic and at the college Of Lausanne, and
attended lectures at the Zurich medical
school in 1924 and 1925, and ut the uniycr-
sites Of Heidelberg and Munich, besides
attending for four years Schcling7 lectures
on philosophy. IIc aided Martins in his
great work on Brazil. and by the help Of
Gotta, the publisher, was enabled 10 com
plc,c his work on "Thc Natural History of
the Fresh Water Fishes of Europe" lie
received at Erlangor the degree of Doctor
of Philosophy and at Munich that Of Doe
tor of Medicine. He next studied the
fishes of the Danube and gave seven years
to the study of fossil fishes lie va. en-
abled by the aid of friend OF his father
to prosecute his studies in Paris. and was
offered by the celebrated naturalist Cuvicr
all his own collections. Returning in 1882
to Neufchatel he was appointed professor
OF natural history there The lbcrality of
Humboldt enabled him to publish his great
work on Fossil Fishes in five volumes
with folio atlas
He came to this country in 1896 On
his arrival in Boston it was his intention
to study the natural history and geology of
the United States, anl lecturcd there on the
animal kingdom and on the glaciers Re
turning in the summer of 1871 from n jour
ncy south, Prof Bachc, Superintendent Of
the United States Coast Survey rendered
him its facilities for the continuance OF his
labors of which offer he ayalcd himself
and has since resided in Cambridge Mass.
He has been Professor of XDllo-y aud
Geology in the Lawrence Scientific School,
Cambridge since its foundation in 1913, in
which he made, with some of his pupils, u
scientific exploration Of the shores of Lake
Superior. In 1850, he spent the winter On
the reefs Of Florida. While Professor Of
| comparative anatomy in the Charleston,
South Carolina Medical College, from
1862 to 1854, he studied the marine animals
of that coast In 1865 he explored Brazil
the results of which "A journey in Brazil
| by Mrs. Agassi2,' was published in 1861
lie was amembcr of the leading scientific
bodies and contributor to the prominent
scientific journals of Europe and America
He received the honorary degree Of LII D.
from the Universities of Dublin and Edin-
burgh.
This brief sketch Indicates a busy, Use
full and scholarly life, one which was filed
with labor for the country Of his adoption,
and the wor!d-for the present and future
generations.
His illness has been short and the best
medical skill Of the land has been at his
bedside, but it was powcrlcss 10 stay
the hand of the destroyer, and he died Il
victim of oycrwork, in pursuit Of knowl-
edge for the benefit Of his fcllowmcn.
HON. SAMUEL NELSON.
At the same time Of the announcement
of the death of the world renowned Agassiz,
comes that of the decease of another, not
less distinguished in his profession and
town, n. Y, late a Judge of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, who is known
to our readers as the judge who presided
for many years in the United States Circuit
court for the district of Vermont. Hcdicd
of apopleXy, at his home, on Saturday last.
full Of hOnols and of age.
lie was born at Hebron, Washington
county, n. T., just across the line from
Pawlct, Gin this county, on the tenth day
November, 1902. He prepared for college
at the Granville Academy under the in
struction of the venerable Salem Town,
LII. d. He graduated at Middlcbury Col
lcgc in 1873. He studied law and began
practice at Cortland, n. y. He was Chief
Justice of the Supreme Court of New
| Nn,l- D., nj
cd an associate Justice of the Supreme
Court Of the United States, from which
position he voluntarily retired several years
since. We leave to more familiar hand to
analyze the elements of his character MS a
man, lawyer and judge.