Rodolphe L. Agassiz
(Redirected from Rodolphe Louis Agassiz)
.jpg){kind=link}
Rodolphe Louis Agassiz (September 3, 1871 – July 31, 1933) was an American polo player. He later became chairman of the board of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company.[1]
.jpg){kind=link}
Biography
[edit | edit source]Agassiz was born on September 3, 1871, to Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910) and Anna Russell (1840–1873). His brothers were George Russell Agassiz (1861–1951) and Maximilian Agassiz (1866[2]–1943).[3] He graduated from Harvard University.
A ten goal polo champion, in 1888, The New York Times reported that he was thrown from his horse in Newport, Rhode Island, and seriously injured.[4] Agassiz participated in the 1902 International Polo Cup.
He died on July 31, 1933.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
