Louis Agassiz

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Copley_Medal
gptkb:Wollaston_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1807-05-28
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Jean_Louis_Rodolphe_Agassiz
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Môtier,_Switzerland
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkbp:citizenship gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1873-12-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Heidelberg
gptkb:University_of_Munich
gptkb:University_of_Zurich
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:field ichthyology
natural history
paleontology
glaciology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Louis Agassiz
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Starr_Jordan
gptkb:Alexander_Agassiz
gptkb:Nathaniel_Shaler
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkb:Georges_Cuvier
gptkbp:knownFor classification of fish fossils
study of glaciers
theory of ice ages
founding the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
Swiss
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Études_sur_les_Glaciers
gptkb:Contributions_to_the_Natural_History_of_the_United_States_of_America
gptkb:Recherches_sur_les_poissons_fossiles
Essay on Classification
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:geologist
gptkb:professor
biologist
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Mount_Auburn_Cemetery
gptkbp:signature Louis Agassiz 1870.png
Louis Agassiz signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Cécile_Braun
gptkb:Elizabeth_Cabot_Cary
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AAAS
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3