Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Jean_Louis_Rodolphe_Agassiz

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gptkbp:birthDate	1807-05-28
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gptkbp:deathDate	1873-12-14
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gptkbp:employer	gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	geology ichthyology natural history paleontology glaciology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:Nathaniel_Southgate_Shaler gptkb:David_Starr_Jordan gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
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gptkbp:knownFor	ichthyology paleontology study of glaciers founding the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University
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gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:archaeologist gptkb:geologist gptkb:scientist biologist
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Protestantism
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature	Agassiz signature.svg
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