, 1873-12-15
DEATH or PRUF. AdASG!z.

Wo reeaiyed ut Into hour last night tho intol-
ligeuce Ut Prof. Ayassiz' loath which The dis
patches Of the laHt tow days lave led tile public
to expect. Prof. AgaBsz was strlchon with
paralysis about week ago, but retained
his faculties unimpaiied up till Saturday.
Then, for tho first timo, ,his intellect was
dimmet1, and. with him, tho man was dead
whom tho brains wero out. Ills daath waa un-
quoationably llastouol by his ,,nrcmitting labor
Of tho past fow years. uo expired ut Boston at
1014 o'clock yesterday evening.
There has beon no namo mora conspicuous In
the records Of pure acicnce Of lato yeaEs
than that Of Prof. Agassiz. Lis contrib.1-
tions to scientific progress have heeu
OF broad aud yariod character in them
solves, nnd hlB treatment Of MI matters which
have como under lis observation have pnrtakon
Of thu yividuoss which peculiarly charaoterizos
tho modern school Of scientists, from whom ho
differed IN many othor respects. His long resi-
doncu In this country and Ills close
Identification with American intarcstB hayo
WON for him not only sincere admirl-
ton but something like Affection from
al those who have watched his earuest
devotion and unaffected loarning. H;s
various expeditions have added i valued
store both to cur science aud our literature and
ho has been uational pride IN freely giving
tho American people tho benelt Of his research
and triumpls.
Louis JOHN RuDoIru AoAss1z is q do
scsntlaut OF au old French Protestant
family, and liH ancestors woro among tho
Husuonots tsiyon from France upon lhe reyo-
cation OF tho Edict OF Nantes. Ills father. who
WIS clergyman, as we,o lis foroiatlera for si1
generations, settled IN canton Of Switzerland
near Nonchatol, wlcra Agassz was born AIay
%, 1907. lliH early eduoAtion was con-
ducted undor tho guidance Of his mothor,
who was woman Of superior intelligence and
cntura. After fow years echooling In tho
Canton Of Derne, ho entered tho Academy Of
Lausanne, aud subsequently passed two years IN
Zurich, whcro he lad decided to follow the pro-
feEIsion Of medicine. Then Ao removed to Tho
University Of Heidelberg, aud not long utter
to tho University OF Munich, at both Of
Which ho enjoyed tho instructions OF the
most eminout lnen Of tho day in science aud
philosophy. His association will, tho profos-
bors was unusually intimate. 11o lived in the
s,.me house with Doollinger, the founder Of
naodoru philosophy. and 1t waa hero that he COM
nonced hls study Of The embryonic development
at animals, which was destined to become the
Held Of Ais most important contributions to
1cience In later life.
Agasslz'a first prominent recognition In tho
scientific world WAS secured by ls contribution
OF tho ARCHAEOLOGICAL part Of hlartus' great work
on Brazil. prepared after hH exploration Of that
country. Tho book was published In Latin, and
the faet that Martius aoscted Agassis to prepare
one Of the most important pot tloua Of it, and
that Agasaiz did The work in tho most
admirable manner, brought him At
n,rn fntn n acfan+ ,ftn nrernt,,at,a Tint thu Wnrk
Of long yoarH in loss striking connection might
not hays gained for h,1n. After lht., Agassis
gave up all idea Of prac1iciug medicine aud re-
solyed to devote himHolf 10 Hcloutillo pursuits.
He was poor, bu. submlttod to Gotta, tho pub
llsAer, the 1nnte, ial ho lad collected for work
Oh "lrosl,- Water Fishes OF Europe" which
made SO favorable al Impression OIL Oott&'a
III nj tlat he advanced the young sauen money
ouougl to live OIL whilo le proceeded with hiA
! work. While engaged at 1t, he took out TWO do.
groos OF Doator.-ono, Doctor of Philosophy, =,