The autobiography of Joseph Le Conte /
edited by William Dallam Armes.

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LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901
Related Names
Armes, William Dallam, 1860-, editor.
D. Appleton and Company
Language(s)
English
Published
New York : D. Appleton and Company, 1903.
Edition
Berkeley edition.
Subjects
LeConte, Joseph, > 1823-1901
LeConte, Joseph, > 1823-1901 > Biography.
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Géologues > États-Unis > Biographies.
Geologists > United States > Biography
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Biographies
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Joseph Le Conte (February 26, 1823 - July 6, 1901) was born in Liberty County, Georgia. He received an M.D. degree from the New York College of Physicians and Surgeons in 1845. After four years of practicing medicine, he entered Harvard University and studied natural history under Louis Agassiz. After graduating from Harvard, he taught at Oglethorpe University, Franklin College and South Carolina College. In 1869, Le Conte moved to the University of California, Berkeley, where he remained the rest of his life, teaching mainly in geology. In 1870 he visited Yosemite Valley and became friends with John Muir. Concerned about resource exploitation, Le Conte and Muir with others founded the Sierra Club in 1892. Le Conte died while visiting Yosemite Valley. Le Conte and his wife Caroline Nisbet, had four children.
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This edition is limited to five hundred copies.
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xvii, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 24 cm
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