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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: Recherches sur les poissons fossiles ...

    First published in 1833 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Monographie des poissons fossiles du vieux grès rouge: ou, Système dévonien (Old red sandstone) des îles Britanniques et de Russie

    First published in 1844 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Contributions to the natural history of the Acalephæ of North America: On the naked eyed Medusæ of the shores of Massachusetts, in their perfect state of development

    First published in 1849 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Address delivered on the centennial anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt: under the auspices of the Boston Society of Natural History : with an account of the evening reception

    First published in 1869 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Monographies d'échinodermes, vivans et fossiles

    First published in 1838 — 1 edition
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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 : with numerous illustrations.

    First published in 1859 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1860 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Address Delivered on the Centennial Anniversary of the Birth of Alexander Von Humboldt: Under the Auspices of the Boston Society of Natural History

    First published in 2020 — 1 edition
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    First published in 2013 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1962 — 1 edition
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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 : with numerous illustrations : Comparative physiology for the use of schools and colleges

    First published in 1855 — 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 1851 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: [Die Bearbeitung der fossilen Fische].

    First published in 1832 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Agassiz on Evolution

    First published in 2003 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Anatomie des salmones

    First published in 1845 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: An introduction to the study of natural history: in a series of lectures delivered in the hall of the College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York ; also, a biographical notice of the author.

    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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    First published in 1847 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Catalogus systematicus ectyporum echinodermatum fossilium Musei Neocomensis: secundum ordinem zoologicum dispositus : adjectis synonymis recentioribus, nec non stratis et locis in quibus reperiunter : sequuntur characteres diagnostici generum novorum vel minus cognitorum

    First published in 1840 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Classification Of Insects (The Works Of Louis Agassiz)

    First published in 1999 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Description des echinodermes fossiles de la Suisse

    First published in 1839 — 1 edition
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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, 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