Louis Agassiz
Geologist, Academic
1807 – 1873
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Who was Louis Agassiz?
Louis Agassiz was a Swiss-born American biologist, geologist, physician, and a prominent innovator in the study of Earth's natural history. He grew up in Switzerland and became a professor of natural history at University of Neuchâtel. Later, he accepted a professorship at Harvard University in the United States.
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- Born
- May 28, 1807
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- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Switzerland
- Profession
- Education
- Friedrich-Alexander-University, Erlangen-Nuremberg
- Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
- Employment
- Cornell University
- Harvard University
- Died
- Dec 14, 1873
Cambridge
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on July 23, 2013
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