Le Conte
JOSEPH, an American scientist; born in Liberty co., Ga., Feb. 26, 1823. He practiced medicine for several years at Macon, Ga., but in 1850 went to Cambridge, Mass., where he studied natural history under Agassiz.
He subsequently held several professor- University of California. "The Mutual Relations of Religion and Science" appeared in 1874, and was followed by "Elements of Geology," "Light," "A Compend of Geology," "Evolution and Its Relation to Religious Thought." He died in the Yosemite Valley, California, July 6, 1901.