Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: A Biography (1919)

by Lucy Allen Paton

Book Overview

Elizabeth Cary Agassiz: A Biography is a book written by Lucy Allen Paton in 1919. The book is a comprehensive account of the life of Elizabeth Cary Agassiz, who was an American educator and writer. Agassiz was born in 1822 in Boston, Massachusetts, and was the daughter of a wealthy merchant. She was educated at home and later attended a private school in Boston. In 1846, she married Louis Agassiz, a Swiss-born naturalist and geologist. The couple...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1436833809
• ISBN13: 9781436833806
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 1.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"