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Hyatt was born in Washington, D.C. and graduated from Yale in 1862. He fought in the US Civil War, reaching the rank of Captain. Studied under Louis Agassiz. Followed Lamarckism. He edited American Naturalist between 1867 and 1870. Professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology1870-1888. Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the... 1862 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... The American Civil War was fought in the United States from 1861 until 1865 between the northern states, popularly referred to as the U.S., the Union, the North, or the Yankees; and the seceding southern states, commonly referred to as the Confederate States of America, the CSA, the Confederacy... Louis Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-American zoologist and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists. ... Lamarckism is a now discredited theory of biological evolution developed by French biologist Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, Chevalier de Lamarck in the 19th century. ... American Naturalist is a monthly scientific journal, founded in 1867, and associated with the University of Chicago. ... 1867 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, is a research institution and university located in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts directly across the Charles River from Bostons Back Bay district. ... 1870 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... 1888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ...
HYATT, Alpheus, naturalist, born in Washington, D. C., 5 April, 1838.
Professor Hyatt also has a class in the Boston university, and in connection with the Society of natural history is manager of the Teachers' school of science, which was founded in 1870.
A general laboratory of natural history was founded at Annisquam, Massachusetts, by the Woman's educational society of Boston, and Professor Hyatt is also in charge of this enterprise, the origin of which is due to him.
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