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Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

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Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

Born 28 May 1807
Died 14 December 1873

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Photo of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

Born 28 May 1807
Died 14 December 1873

Subjects

Zoology Geology Classification Comparative Physiology Glaciers Nomenclature Animals Fishes Description and travel Comparative Zoology Evolution Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology Natural history Embryology Fossil Fishes Fossil Echinodermata Paleontology Animals, classification Collection and preservation Coral reefs and islands Echinodermata Fossil Mollusks Thayer Expedition (1865-1866) Anatomy Bibliography

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Brazil Amazon River Valley North America United States Great Britain Lake Superior Soviet Union Switzerland Alabama Alps Boston Central Europe Florida Florida Keys (Fla.) Maine Massachusetts Mucuri River (Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil) Mucuri River Region (Bahia and Minas Gerais, Brazil) South America West (U.S.)

People

Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) Charles Darwin (1809-1882) George Engelmann (1809-1884) James David Forbes (1809-1868) John Edwards Holbrook (1794-1871) Louis Agassiz (1807-1873. -- Nomenclator zoologicus -- Indexes.Animals -- Nomenclature -- Indexes)

Time

Devonian 1860-1899 Tertiary

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  • Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
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  • L. Agassiz
  • Louis Jean R. Agassiz
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  • Louis 1807-1873 Agassiz
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