Louis Agassiz Shaw (disambiguation)

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A number of individuals have borne the name Louis Agassiz Shaw.

[T]he name Louis Agassiz Shaw is less rare than one might think.

—Alex Beam, Gracefully Insane.[1]

The name may refer to:

  • Louis Agassiz Shaw, a professor and inventor.[2]
  • Louis Agassiz Shaw II, an upper-class Bostonian who murdered his maid Delia Holland.[1]

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  1. ^ a b Beam, Alex. Gracefully Insane: Life and Death Inside America's Premier Mental Hospital. Public Affairs, 2003. Pg. 170 footnote. ISBN 1586481614. Preview available online.
  2. ^ Sherwood, R. J. "Obituaries: Philip Drinker 1894–1972." The Annals of Occupational Hygiene. Vol. 16, pp. 93-94. Pergamon Press 1973. Available online by subscription.