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...John Murray delivered a memorial address on "Alexander Agassiz: His Life and Scientific Works" in Sanders Theatre last evening. He was introduced by President Lowell...
When we attempt to survey the lifework of Alexander Agassiz, we are astonished at its amount, variety, and quality. He was largely engaged in commercial undertakings; he carried on detailed researches on the group of the Echinoderms; he added scientific knowledge of the great oceans by his deep-sea researches; he travelled more extensively than any other man of his time in studying coral-reefs; and he assisted Harvard, his alma mater, by his generous donations to her museums and other interests...
...oceanographer. In 1872 be was appointed one of the naturalists on the famous "Challenger" expedition, which made scientific explorations in the Atlantic, Southern, and Pacific Oceans under the direction of the British Government. In May, 1873, the "Challenger" put in at Halifax, Nova Scotia, where Sir John and Alexander Agassiz first became intimately associated. In the sorting and reporting of the collection made on the "Challenger" expedition, the two men were again connected, and since then, until Agassiz's death in 1910, their friendship was most intimate...
Alexander Agassiz's relations with Harvard began with his graduation in 1855. In 1857 he received the degree of S.B. from the Lawrence Scientific School and in 1885 the degree of LL.D. from the University. The fortune which he amassed in the development of the Calumet and Hecla copper mines was spent in endeavors to advance zoological research. His gifts to the Harvard Museum of Comparative Zoology amounted to more than a million dollars. He was a member of the Board of Overseers from 1873 to 1878 and in 1885, and a Fellow of Harvard College from...
...MEMORIAL ADDRESS. "The Life and Scientific Works of Alexander Agassiz." Sir John Murray. Sanders Theatre, 8 P. M. Seats on the floor and in the middle section of the first gallery will be reserved for members of the University and invited guests until 8 o'clock...