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• catalog abstract "In the course of a fascinating life at the center of nineteenth-century science, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) was the second secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the first U.S. commissioner of fish and fisheries (and, in that role, the initiator of what grew into the now-world-famous Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts), supervisor of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the first director of the United States National Museum, which he personally persuaded Congress to create. Recounting the life and achievements of a great naturalist, educator, and builder of institutions, this biography reveals that Baird, though rarely a leader of expeditions himself, actively charted much of the direction and content of nineteenth-century science and museums. Rivinus and Youssef explore Baird's character and motivations, placing the details of his professional and personal life against the larger scale of politics, science, and culture and the founding of the Smithsonian Institution. They detail Baird's relationships with Audubon, Joseph Henry, and Louis Agassiz; his development of a scientific method now known as the "Bairdian School"; his skill at placing young naturalists on all of the major government-sponsored exploring expeditions into the western territories; his prodigious correspondence; and his considerable skill at influencing the leading politicians of his day (Baird's testimony proved crucial to the U.S. purchase of Alaska).".
• catalog contributor b3815237.
• catalog contributor b3815238.
• catalog created "c1992.".
• catalog date "1992".
• catalog date "c1992.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "c1992.".
• catalog description "1. The Smithson Bequest -- 2. The World of Spencer Baird -- 3. The Early Baird: 1823-1846 -- 4. Years of Change: 1846-1850 -- 5. Spencer and Mary and Lucy -- 6. Assistant Secretary: 1850-1865 -- 7. The Baird-Henry Relationship -- 8. A Collector of Collectors -- 9. Spencer Baird and Louis Agassiz: A Prickly Association -- 10. A Dedication to the Demonstrable -- 11. Assistant Secretary: 1865-1878 -- 12. Secretary: 1878-1887 -- 13. United States Fish Commissioner -- 14. Friends and Associates -- 15. The Manner of the Man -- 16. Ave Atque Vale -- 17. The Baird Heritage -- Appendix: Awards, Honors, Membership Certificates, and Diplomas of Spencer Fullerton Baird.".
• catalog description "In the course of a fascinating life at the center of nineteenth-century science, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1823-1887) was the second secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, the first U.S. commissioner of fish and fisheries (and, in that role, the initiator of what grew into the now-world-famous Marine Biological Laboratory at Woods Hole, Massachusetts), supervisor of the Bureau of American Ethnology, and the first director of the United States National Museum, which he personally persuaded Congress to create.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-222) and index.".
• catalog description "Recounting the life and achievements of a great naturalist, educator, and builder of institutions, this biography reveals that Baird, though rarely a leader of expeditions himself, actively charted much of the direction and content of nineteenth-century science and museums. Rivinus and Youssef explore Baird's character and motivations, placing the details of his professional and personal life against the larger scale of politics, science, and culture and the founding of the Smithsonian Institution. They detail Baird's relationships with Audubon, Joseph Henry, and Louis Agassiz; his development of a scientific method now known as the "Bairdian School"; his skill at placing young naturalists on all of the major government-sponsored exploring expeditions into the western territories; his prodigious correspondence; and his considerable skill at influencing the leading politicians of his day (Baird's testimony proved crucial to the U.S. purchase of Alaska).".
• catalog extent "x, 228 p., [24] p. of plates :".
• catalog hasFormat "Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian.".
• catalog identifier "1560981555".
• catalog isFormatOf "Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian.".
• catalog issued "1992".
• catalog issued "c1992.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
• catalog relation "Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian.".
• catalog spatial "United States".
• catalog subject "508/.092 B 20".
• catalog subject "Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887.".
• catalog subject "Naturalists United States Biography.".
• catalog subject "QH31.B17 R58 1992".
• catalog subject "Smithsonian Institution Biography.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The Smithson Bequest -- 2. The World of Spencer Baird -- 3. The Early Baird: 1823-1846 -- 4. Years of Change: 1846-1850 -- 5. Spencer and Mary and Lucy -- 6. Assistant Secretary: 1850-1865 -- 7. The Baird-Henry Relationship -- 8. A Collector of Collectors -- 9. Spencer Baird and Louis Agassiz: A Prickly Association -- 10. A Dedication to the Demonstrable -- 11. Assistant Secretary: 1865-1878 -- 12. Secretary: 1878-1887 -- 13. United States Fish Commissioner -- 14. Friends and Associates -- 15. The Manner of the Man -- 16. Ave Atque Vale -- 17. The Baird Heritage -- Appendix: Awards, Honors, Membership Certificates, and Diplomas of Spencer Fullerton Baird.".
• catalog title "Spencer Baird of the Smithsonian / E.F. Rivinus and E.M. Youssef.".
• catalog type "Biography. fast".
• catalog type "text".