Archive: Jules Marcou (20th April 1824 - 17th April 1898)

French geologist, who was a protégé of Agassiz and joined him in America during 1848. Acted as geologist on the U. S. Pacific railroad survey along the thirty-fifth parallel 1853 and on the basis of his field experience published a geological map of the United states (1855, 1858).

A dispute after the survey caused Marcou to return to Europe, bringing his fossil collection with him and some types described in 1858 were acquired by the Natural History Museum. 

Obituary

(1899) Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society; 55; lvi-lvii

Hyatt, A., (1899); Jules Marcou. Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 34 (23); 651-656

(1898) Death List of a Day: Prof. Jules Marcou. New York Times April 19, 1898; 7

Biographical information

Wikipedia / Classic Encyclopedia

Samples of Marcou's handwriting