THE GOOD SIDE OF LOUIS AGASSIZ

The Boston Globe | March 28, 2001 | Copyright

I'M HAPPY THE STUDENTS AT CAMBRIDGE'S AGASSIZ SCHOOL THOUGHT TO QUESTION WHETHER OR NOT LOUIS AGASSIZ IS AN APPROPRIATE NAMESAKE FOR THEIR SCHOOL ("8TH-GRADER SEES SHAME IN SCHOOL'S NAMESAKE," PAGE A1, MARCH 19). BUT I WAS SORRY TO SEE AGASSIZ PORTRAYED AS A RACIST. Agassiz was a charismatic teacher who helped nurture an American scientific community equal to the one he left behind in Europe. William James, the psychologist, accompanied Agassiz on an 1865 expedition to Brazil. In a letter home he said:

"I have profited a great deal by hearing Agassiz talk, not so much by what ...

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