United States, California, Alameda County, Berkeley, 37.87159, -122.272751823/1901Joseph LeConte (1823-1901) joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkely, departing for the West Coast in 1869. Although he often expressed a desire to return to the South, he readily adapted to his new state, where he gained fame for his success as a professor of geology and physiology.Photograph of Joseph LeConte. He wears small round eyeglasses and sports a long white beard. LeConte joined the faculty of the University of California at Berkeley, departing for the West Coast in 1869. Noted for their contributions to the intellectual life of nineteenth-century Georgia, the LeContes originally prospered as rice and cotton planters in Liberty County and later earned recognition for their scientific work.image/jpegGeorgia Photo File, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, GAhttp://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/leconte-familyForms part of: New Georgia Encyclopediahttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia LibrariesCollege teachers--California--BerkeleyScientists--California--BerkeleyChemists--California--BerkeleyUniversity of California, Berkeley--FacultyJoseph LeConteStillImage