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Archiac, Adolphe d', 1802-1868 (Vicomte d'Archiac | French geologist and palaeontologist)

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Letters from Agassiz, Alexander to Charles Lyell, 1 December 1869 - 17 April 1874

 File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/4
Scope and Contents Letters from Agassiz on Temnechinus [Sea Urchin] of Crag, dredged off of Florida, and Salensia of Chalk. Makes reference to D'Archiac's research on Nummulites of India and similarities with Florida. Dredge depths given. Letters also on Glacial of America. On the death of his father, he writes to ask Lyell for any correspondence between him and his father, or reviews or publications, as he and his mother are compiling his father's biography. Final letter thanks Lyell for his contribution...
Dates: 1 December 1869 - 17 April 1874

Letters from Archiac, Adophe d' [EJAD] to Charles Lyell, 14 August 1839 - 3 April 1861

 File — Box Box 1.1: Series Coll-203/1 (Lyell 1)
Identifier: Coll-203/1/8
Scope and Contents

Lyell summaries the letters as:
1) Exchange of duplicates, Belgium etc.
2) On Crag duplicates sent to him
3) [? Cannot identify name] Amphistegina of Messina
4) On Horner's Address.

Dates: 14 August 1839 - 3 April 1861