The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1873-12-19
ArH OF AGAssIx.

The telegraph brings Us the painfuI i'm.
trll'gence Of the death. ON SUNDAY la.t. Of
l"u,s John Rudolph Asassz Ills family
French; hut he was horn In Sviiz.r
la"d ON the 18th uf Nav, 1907. Hew..
in ms sixty seventh year Ills education
was begun at Bienne, continued at Bern.
Lausanne, and Heidelberg, and com pleted
AT Munich. lie pursued his studies a..
lerwards under the instruction oi LEADING
sciehtiSts OF Europe. lie came to tne
Ohited States IA 1916 aud from that time
hi- lame Was made in tins country. In
~ he was appointed professor OF geology
aud zoology ia the scientific school Al
Cambridge, anJ this he held until Li.
death, except an interval oI two veNr..
during winch lac WAS professor Of comp,r
atiNe anatomy in the Charleston Is 'CA
Medical COLLEGE lie devoted himself ar
IDENTIFY to the pursuit OF his favorite
science, delivering lectures in several cities.
In Europe he mad risen To the position
OF equality with the foremost men in hts
brahch OF science. lie was the author OF
several works ot eminence, aud lrctured To
large audiences Tie was an accomplish.
ed GeolosisL Ills wo k entitled ',Stuiie.
OF Glaciers attracted the attention of
geologsts on account OF the new theory
n
great European reputation lie hn. vie,
tied aud collected geological specimens i'm
every portion OF the Atlantic and Gull
coasts, Brazil. and the valley OF the AM
azon, the valley ot the Mississippi aud the
great plains at the base OF the Rocky
. mountains, and has had collectors AT work
gathering ior him all land aud marine
ANIMALS on the pacific coast His collect
ions OF numerals, plants, aud fossils far
exceed IN extent any others ever made in
America, and IN most particulars surpas-
those oi any European cabinet or museum
Z lie has published numerous works of great
value, rich with the scientific fruits OF his
travels aud Investigations. lie has been
lately engaged under the au-picc, OF the
UnItcd Stalsr Government IN making "A
complete investigation of the deep sea
bottom vi the Gulf stream. aud also in
founding the scientific school ut Penike4e
Island rhe New York Tribune, referring
to the career nf Professor Agas,iz, says:
"lt u the fortune ol but lew men TO as.
sist 50 greatly ~ the provr ~ of the day
The exTaordnary impu'se which his
individual eilorts have given to the pur.
sh t. oi science can scarcely yet be calcu.
lated they belong To no one department
Oi research, and are just beginning to
their magnitude
The death Of Agass is great loss to
the world The place OF almost any other
living man could be more easily filled than
that made ynca"t 10y Agh-siZ- diath lie
was the strongest opponent oi the devel-
opucnt theory OF creation OF which Mr.
Glad~t n. said with such irresi tible
sarcasm that 1t had relieved col "of the
labor OF crention, u discharged Him from
governing the world Professor Aga-.iz
was to have dellvereia "A course OF lectures
in Washington this winter on this very
subject. lie is reported to have 4aii that
he lunscd To bring tue cumulative evi.
drncr of nl- re- etrchr, tn bear upon this
thee Y, which he considered nntenul'e and
iuJuuOus'y den-vc
The decri-rd h. represented hy those
who knew him 10 have been II gentleman
remarkable Tor that simplicity Of manner
which IS almost snre to characterize great
mru, and a charming p.ca,auiuc-s aud af.
liability towards those he cOuver-ri with
Il IN said that no man could be more kind
IN imparung in'"rmauou, while none
could excel him in the clearde-s aud con.
cIseBe-- o. hi- 'r,cuius he wa greatly
beloved -R,chm nd Dispatch