Louis Agassiz
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geologist
human
ichthyologist
naturalist
paleontologist
science writer
university professor
zoologist
Louis Agassiz was a 19th-century Swiss-American naturalist and geologist known for his pioneering work on glaciation and influential but controversial views on biology and race.
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| Louis Agassiz canonical | 13 |
| Agassiz | 2 |
| Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
geologist
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human ⓘ ichthyologist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ paleontologist ⓘ science writer ⓘ university professor ⓘ zoologist ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
doctorate in medicine
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doctorate in philosophy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Copley Medal
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Wollaston Medal ⓘ |
| buriedAt |
Mount Auburn Cemetery
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Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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| countryOfCitizenship |
Switzerland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1807-05-28 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1873-12-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Heidelberg University
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surface form:
University of Heidelberg
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Munich
University of Zurich ⓘ
surface form:
University of Zürich
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| employer |
Harvard University
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University of Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| familyName |
Louis Agassiz
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Agassiz
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| fieldOfWork |
geology
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glaciology ⓘ ichthyology ⓘ natural history ⓘ paleontology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| founded |
Harvard Museum of Natural History
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surface form:
Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
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| givenName | Louis ⓘ |
| hasControversy |
opposition to Darwinian evolutionary theory
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racist views and advocacy of scientific racism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American natural history in the 19th century
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development of glacial geology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander von Humboldt
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Georges Cuvier ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development and promotion of the Ice Age theory
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opposition to Darwinian evolution ⓘ pioneering work on glaciation ⓘ polygenist and racist theories about human races ⓘ studies of fossil fish ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ Royal Society ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Society of London
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| notableWork |
Essay on Classification
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Recherches sur les poissons fossiles ⓘ Études sur les glaciers ⓘ |
| opposed | theory of evolution by natural selection ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Môtier, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld |
founding director of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard
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professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theorySupported |
Ice Age theory of widespread glaciation
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polygenism (separate origins of human races) ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Neuchâtel ⓘ
surface form:
Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Louis Agassiz: His Life and Correspondence