Louis Agassiz
- Title:
- Louis Agassiz
- Collection:
- Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia
- Donor:
- The university trustees
- Location:
- Sage Chapel, Cornell University
- ID Number:
- artsdb_0484
- Accession Number:
- W84-73.1
- File Name:
- artsdb_0484.jpg
- Work Type:
- plaques (flat objects)
- Subject:
- Agassiz, Louis, 1807-1873
- Image View Type:
- General
- Image View Description:
- Front View
- Description:
- "In memory of Louis Agassiz LL.D. 1807-1873. In the midst of great labors for science throughout the world he aided in laying the foundations of instruction at Cornell University and by his teachings here gave an impulse to scientific studies which remains a precious heritage. The trustees in gratitude for his councils and teachings erect this memorial in 1884." Sage Chapel.
- Repository:
- Cornell University
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The content in the Campus Artifacts, Art & Memorabilia Collection is protected by copyright, and the copyright holders are Cornell University Library and the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus. This collection was created by Cornell University Library in 2010, with funding from a Digital Collections in Arts and Sciences Grant to Howard Howland. Cornell is providing access to the materials for research and personal use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Please contact the Cornell Association of Professors Emeritus at cape@cornell.edu for more information about this collection, or to request permission to use these images.