Alexander Agassiz
Alexander Agassiz | |
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| Born | Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz December 17, 1835 Neuchâtel, Switzerland |
| Died | March 27, 1910 (aged 74) North Atlantic Ocean (aboard the RMS Adriatic) |
| Nationality | Swiss, American |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, BS) |
| Children | 3, including Rodolphe Louis Agassiz |
| Father | Louis Agassiz |
| Awards | American Philosophical Society (1862) Pour le Mérite (German order) |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (zoology) | A. Agassiz, A. Ag. |
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Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer.