Louis Agassiz - Wikipedia Agassiz is known for observational data gathering and analysis He made institutional and scientific contributions to zoology, geology, and related areas, including multivolume research books running to thousands of pages
Louis Agassiz | Swiss-American Naturalist Educator | Britannica Louis Agassiz (born May 28, 1807, Motier, Switzerland—died December 14, 1873, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U S ) was a Swiss-born American naturalist, geologist, and teacher who made revolutionary contributions to the study of natural science with landmark work on glacier activity and extinct fishes
Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) - University of California Museum . . . Biography of Agassiz The son of a minister, Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz was born on May 28, 1807 in the village of Môtier, in the French-speaking part of Switzerland Agassiz was educated in the universities of Switzerland and Germany as a physician, like many naturalists of the time
Louis Agassiz - Biography, Facts and Pictures - Famous Scientists Louis Agassiz was a Swiss-born biologist, physician, geologist, teacher, and most importantly, a prominent innovator in the field of the study of natural sciences His landmark work on the glacier activity and extinct fishes were his revolutionary contributions
Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz | Hopkins Seaside Laboratory . . . Louis Agassiz’s influence on the United States began in the fall of 1846, when at the age of thirty-nine, he crossed the Atlantic Ocean (12) Fresh from Switzerland, he found himself welcomed in America like the prophet of a new religion
Agassiz, British Columbia - Wikipedia Agassiz ( ˈ æ ɡ ə s i AG-ə-see) [6] is a small community located in the Eastern Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada, about 97 kilometres east of Vancouver and 24 kilometres north-east of the city of Chilliwack [7] Agassiz is the only town centre within the jurisdiction of the District Municipality of Kent The majority of
Louis Agassiz | EBSCO Research Starters Louis Agassiz (1807-1873) was a prominent Swiss-American naturalist and geologist, renowned for his extensive contributions to ichthyology, paleontology, and glacial geology Born into a Protestant family in Switzerland, Agassiz developed an early fascination with freshwater fish, which guided his academic pursuits