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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Scientist
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:University_of_Erlangen
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gptkbp:associated_with
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gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Royal_Medal
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1807-05-28
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkb:Mary_Agassiz
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gptkbp:contribution
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advocacy for scientific education
study of glaciers
advocacy for the establishment of natural history museums
study of the relationship between environment and species adaptation
development of the concept of the Ice Age
founding of the first American scientific journal
research on the distribution of species
research on the impact of glaciation on landscapes
study of fossil fish
study of the effects of climate on species
study of the origins of species.
research on the relationship between geology and biology
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gptkbp:death_date
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1873-12-14
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gptkbp:ethnicity
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Swiss
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gptkbp:field
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natural history
glaciology
ichthyology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Louis Agassiz
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
gptkb:Charles_Walcott
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
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gptkbp:known_for
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contributions to paleontology
theory of ice ages
founding the Museum of Comparative Zoology
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gptkbp:nationality
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Swiss
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gptkbp:notable_students
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gptkb:William_James
gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkb:David_Starr_Jordan
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Geologist
gptkb:fossils
gptkb:zoo
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Môtier,_Switzerland
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Elizabeth_Cabot
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell_Jr.
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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