Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:physicist
gptkb:Ninjutsu
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Museum_of_Comparative_Zoology
gptkb:Swiss_Society_of_Natural_Sciences
gptkb:Academy
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:Boston_Society_of_Natural_History
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Fellow of the Geological Society of London
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Mollis,_Switzerland
gptkbp:born August 28, 1807
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkb:Mary_Agassiz
gptkb:Rodolphe_Agassiz
gptkb:Georgina_Agassiz
gptkbp:died December 27, 1873
gptkbp:field natural history
glaciology
paleontology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Lamarck
gptkbp:known_for glacial theory
advocacy of scientific racism
establishing the concept of ice ages
founding the first American school of zoology
his contributions to the study of biodiversity.
his studies on fossil fish
pioneering work in glaciology
study of fish
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Native_American_tribe
Swiss
gptkbp:notable_work Essay on Classification
The Lake Superior Region
Contributions to the Natural History of the United States
gptkbp:place_of_death Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Cabot_Agassiz
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lacépède
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5