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1852 



Eeceived the Prix Cuvier for his Fossil 

 Fishes. 



1853 

 Eesigned professorship at Charleston. 



1854 

 Declined call to University of Zurich. 



1855 



Establishment of the Agassiz School for 

 Young Ladies (1855-63). 

 Prospectus issued for Contributions to the 

 Natural History of the United States. 



1857 



May 28. Celebration of fiftieth birthday. 

 Completion of Essay on Classification 

 (Vol. I. of Contributions'). 

 Declined call to Paris (as again in 1859 

 and 1861). 

 Published Vol. II. of Contributions. 



1859 



Corner-stone laid for the Museum of 

 Comparative Zoology. 

 Spent the summer in Europe. 



