Abstract
Louis Agassiz (1807-73) was Swiss by birth, the son of a pastor. He studied medicine and biology at the Universities of Lausanne, Zurich, Heidelberg and finally Munich, where, in 1828, he received his doctoral degree. Agassiz's interest in the study of freshwater ichthyology came to the attention of Karl von Martius, who himself had made a noted journey to Brazil. Martius's companion, Johannes Spix, died before he could complete the illustrative description of the ichthyological materials and so Agassiz was invited to do so instead. Louis Agassiz tells people in the preface to the work that it was written from 'rather the natural growth of circumstances than the result of any preconceived design. Louis Agassiz and his wife provide a valuable report on Mundurucu tattooing and its mythology, and the relations between men and women.
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