AGASSIZ, ELIZABETH CABOT


Meaning of AGASSIZ, ELIZABETH CABOT in English

orig. Elizabeth Cabot Cary

born Dec. 5, 1822, Boston, Mass., U.S.

died June 27, 1907, Arlington Heights, Mass.

U.S. naturalist and educator.

She was educated at home, and in 1850 she married Harvard University faculty. She was instrumental in launching the Society for the Collegiate Instruction of Women (1882); she served as its president until 1894, when it was renamed Radcliffe College, and she continued as president until 1899.

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.