Louis Agassiz
Deceased Q122972

Louis Agassiz

Swiss-American naturalist (1807–1873)

Born: May 28, 1807 (1807) · Môtiers
Died: December 14, 1873 (1873) · Cambridge
Age at death: 66 years
Nationality United States, Switzerland
Occupation writer, university teacher, philosopher, physician, botanist, naturalist, geologist, zoologist, climatologist, botanical collector, paleontologist, scientific collector, ichthyologist, racial theorist, glaciologist, physical geographer
Field of work botany, geology, glaciology, ichthyology, biology
Education University of Zurich, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Heidelberg University, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg
Employer Cornell University, Harvard University, University of Neuchâtel, Museum of Comparative Zoology
Position held board member
Gender male

Family

Network