Joseph LeConte, gentle prophet of evolution
By: Lester D. Stephens.
Series: Southern biography series
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
Subjects: LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901.; Geologists -- United States -- Biography.; Evolution.
Description: "Among the leading American intellectuals of the late nineteenth century, Joseph LeConte (1823-1901) was a prominent and popular scientist, philosopher, and educator. An early champion in this country of the ideas of Charles Darwin, he was a central figure in the attempts to reconcile the theory of evolution with Christian teachings."--Book jacket.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 303-332.
Includes index.