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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Person
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Harvard_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
Royal Society Fellow
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1807-05-28
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gptkbp:birth_place
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gptkb:Switzerland
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkb:Mary_Agassiz
gptkb:Georgina_Agassiz
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gptkbp:contribution
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classification of fish
advocacy for scientific education
study of glaciers
development of the concept of ice ages
founding of the Museum of Comparative Zoology
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gptkbp:death_date
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1873-12-14
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gptkbp:death_place
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gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:field
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natural history
zoology
paleontology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Agassiz
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:William_Morris_Davis
gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell_Jr.
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
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gptkbp:known_for
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scientific expeditions
glaciology
public lectures
ichthyology
scientific illustrations
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Agassiz_Ice_Cap
gptkb:Agassiz_National_Wildlife_Refuge
gptkb:Agassiz_Rock
gptkb:Agassiz_Glacier
Agassiz's role in the establishment of scientific institutions
Agassiz's contributions to fish classification
Agassiz's impact on American science
Agassiz's influence on environmental conservation.
Agassiz's theory of glacial periods
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:Native_American_tribe
Swiss
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Essay on Classification
The Lake Superior Region
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Cabot_Cary_Agassiz
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Chilliwack
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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