CONTENTS 



CHAPTER I. 

 1807-1827. 



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Ancestry Origin of the Name Agassiz Coat-of-Arms Boy- 

 hood Motier-en-Vuly Reputation of Louis's Father as a 

 Teacher College of Bienne Vintage-time at Motier Some 

 Peculiarities in the Character of Louis Agassiz College Studies 

 at Lausanne His Resolution to be a Naturalist University of 

 Ziirich His First Teacher of Zoology, M. Schinz " First at Work 

 and first at Play ! " University of Heidelberg Alexander Braun, 

 Karl Schimper, and Agassiz First Visit to the Braun Family at 

 Carlsruhe Typhoid Fever His Stay at Orbe i 



CHAPTER II. 

 1827-1831. 



Journey from Carlsruhe to Munich His Evolution from a French- 

 Swiss to a German Student His Duel at Heidelberg Univer- 

 sity of Munich Doctor of Philosophy Martius's Proposal to 

 publish Spix's Fishes from Brazil Publication of his First Great 

 Work on Natural History Doctor of Medicine and Surgery 

 Beginning of his Researches on the " Poissons Fossiles " His 

 Method of publishing his Works His Desire to be the First 

 Naturalist of his Time Visit to Vienna Return Home with 

 Artist Dinkel Life at Concise Christinat Opportune Help 

 for a Trip to Paris - - His Journey " en Zig-zag " by way of 

 Carlsruhe ........... 20 



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