, 1875-08-15
AGASaIZ' EARLY YEARS

AGAss1T EARLY YEARS
EMILE BLANCHARD, the celebrated Fr.,.,
scientist aud writer, has just published . ~
interesting paper in the Reoue des De,xr Mo,a..
on the part Of AdAssz' life with which tho ,,,s
lie in this country is least converaant,-bis a,,,.
days in Europe 4 abort review of Mr. ~.
cnARD's paper cannot fail to prove entert.in,..
to the American admirers Of the great zoo,oo;ste
LOUIS AaAss1z Was born On the 2stn Of NJ
1907, at the Vlllage OF Motier, Switzerland =.
the northwestern shore OF Lake Moras, not II,
from the battlefield where CHARLES the Rota
met with his celebrated defeat. Ao.sn,,
father was pastor Of the Village Of Moti.r. ~
his grandfather and great -grandta:her hsd be..
clergymen also.
At an sge when other children we're onlv b.
ginning to 60 to school, young Aa.saz va II.
tending the Brienne Gymnasium. His Y.yo,it.
amusement. both going to and returning INN
school, was. at this time, the colectioa
OF insects. 4 little later, after his f.tn.r
hsd removed from 11oder to the ANAL
city Of Orbe, We find him take slso h
plants, and constructing = harbarium, wbso
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Compelled to choose profession, he beqsn
the study Of medicine. The first rwo yea1s Of
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