Quotes:Le Conte, Joseph

Zirkoff, Boris

Le Conte, Joseph (1823-1901). *Correlation of Vital with Chemical and Physical Forces. In Balfour Stewart’s The Conservation of Energy, New York, 1874; 2nd ed. London: H. S. King & Co., 1874.—*Evolution and its Relation to Religious Thought, 1888.

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 4, p. 655

Le Conte, Joseph. American geologist and chemist, of Huguenot descent, b. in Liberty Co., Georgia, Feb. 26, 1823; d. in Yosemite Valley, Calif., June 6, 1901. Educated at Franklin College, Ga., graduating in 1841; received degree in medicine at New York College of Physicians and Surgeons, 1845. Practised for three years at Macon, Ga., then entered Harvard and studied natural history under L. Agassiz. Greatly interested in geology, he accompanied Agassiz on expedition to study the Florida reefs. Became prof. of natural science at Oglethorpe Univ., 1851, and was prof. of natural history and geology in Franklin College, 1852-56. Prof. of chemistry and geology in South Carolina college, 1857-69. Appointed prof. of geology and natural history at the Univ. of California, 1869, a post which he held until his death. Wrote many papers on geology, vision and psychology. As separate works, he published: Elements of Geology, 1878; 5th ed., 1889.—Religion and Science, 1874.—Evolution: its History, its Evidences, and its Relation to Religious Thought, 1888.—*Correlation of Vital with Chemical and Physical Forces (in Balfour Stewart’s The Conservation of Energy. New York, 1874. 2nd ed., London: H. S. King & Co., 1874).

Source: Boris de Zirkoff, «H. P. Blavatsky Collected Writings», vol. 9, p. 442