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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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  • Cover of: Nomina systematica generum reptilium, tam viventium quam fossilium: secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent

    First published in 1844 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Notice of a collection of fishes from the southern bend of the Tennessee River, Alabama

    First published in 1854 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Nouvelles études et experiences sur les glaciers actuels: leur structure, leur progression et leur actionphysique sur le sol

    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On extraordinary fishes from California, constituting a new family.

    First published in 1853 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: On ichthyological fauna of the Pacific slope of North America

    First published in 1974 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Outlines of comparative physiology touching the structure and development of the races of animals, living and extinct: for the use of schools and colleges

    First published in 1870 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The primitive diversity and number of animals in geological times

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  • Cover of: Principles of zoölogy : touching the structure, development, distribution, and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct: part I, Comparative physiology, for the use of schools and colleges

    First published in 1867 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Principles of zoology : touching the structure, development, distribution, and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct, with numerous illustrations: part I, Comparative physiology, for the use of schools and colleges

    First published in 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rapport sur les poissons fossiles d©couverts en Angleterre

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Rapport sur les poissons fossiles, pr©sent© © l'Association britannique pour l'avancement des sciences en 1842

    First published in 1843 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Recherches sur les poissons fossiles, comprenant une introduction à l'étude de ces animaux: l'anatomie comparée des systèmes organiques qui peuvent contribuer à faciliter la détermination des espèces fossiles; une nouvelle classification des poissons, exprimant leurs rapports avec la série des formations; l'exposition des lois de leur succession et de leur développement durant toutes des métamorphoses du globe terrestre, accompagnée de considérations géologiques générales; enfin, la description d'environ mille espèces qui n'existent plus et dont on a rétabli les caractères d'après les débris qui sont contenus dans les couches de la terre ...

    First published in 1833 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Revue critique des poissons fossiles figur©s dans l'Ittiolitologia verones©

    First published in 1835 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Scientific results of a journey in Brazil

    First published in 1980 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The structure and growth of domesticated animals.: A lecture delivered before the State Board of Agriculture, at Barre, December 3, 1872.

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  • Cover of: Tribune popular science

    First published in 1874 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Twelve lectures on comparative embryology: delivered before the Lowell institute, in Boston, December and January, 1848-9

    First published in 1849 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Twelve lectures on comparative embryology, delivered before the Lowell Institute, in Boston, December and January, 1848-9

    First published in 1849 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Viagem ao Brasil, 1865-1866

    First published in 1938 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Etudes sur Les Glaciers

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Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

Born 28 May 1807
Died 14 December 1873

Subjects

Zoology, Classification, Geology, Comparative Physiology, Glaciers, Nomenclature, Animals, Evolution, Fishes, Description and travel, Natural history, Embryology, Fossil Fishes, Fossil Echinodermata, Paleontology, Animals, classification, Coral reefs and islands, Echinodermata, Bibliography, Fossil Mollusks, Morphology (Animals), Religion and science, Thayer Expedition (1865-1866), Alternating Generations, Anatomy

Places

Brazil, Amazon River Valley, Great Britain, Lake Superior, Soviet Union, Switzerland, United States, Alabama, Central Europe, Florida, Florida Keys (Fla.), Maine, North America, South America

People

Louis Agassiz (1807-1873), Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), Charles Darwin (1809-1882), George Engelmann (1809-1884)

Time

Devonian, 1860-1899, Tertiary

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Alternative names

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

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January 13, 2025 Edited by raybb Edited without comment.
March 13, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
March 13, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 16, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo
April 30, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import