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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02475.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents concerning American explorers, adventurers and naturalists |
| Title | Louis Agassiz to unknown about turtle eggs |
| Date | 22 June 1853 |
| Author | Agassiz, Louis (1807-1873) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses his observations of and desire to obtain specimens of turtle eggs (species unspecified). |
| Subjects | Science and Technology Geography and Natural History Wildlife |
| People | Agassiz, Louis (1807-1873) |
| Place written | Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Science, Technology, Invention |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Biography: Louis Agassiz was a widely-respected, Swiss-born paleontologist and systematist, known as the "father of glaciology" because of his theory of ice ages. In 1846, he became the first professor of zoology and geology at Harvard and established its Natural History Museum. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |