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Alexander Agassiz

Alexander Agassiz

Scientist, engineer

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Birthdate
December 17, 1835
Birthplace
Neuchâtel
Neuchâtel
Date of Death
March 27, 1910
Place of Death
RMS Adriatic (1906)
RMS Adriatic (1906)
Author of
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The Islands and Coral Reefs of Fiji
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Hawaiian and other Pacific Echini
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Calamocrinus diomedae
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North American Acalepho
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On some Medusae from Australia
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Selections from embryological monographs
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Letters and Recollections of Alexander Agassiz, With Portraits and Other Illustrations
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No. 8. Letter no. 4. To C.P. Patterson, Supt. U.S. Coast Survey, from Alexander Agassiz, on the dredging operations of the U.S. Coast Survey Sr. "Blake," during June and July, 1880
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Child of
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Educated at
Harvard University
Harvard University
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Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Also Known As
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Occupation
Curator
Curator
Engineer
Engineer
Scientist
Scientist
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Author
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Writer
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Biologist
ISNI
00000001086491600
Open Library ID
OL114639A0
VIAF
50167390

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Citizenship
Switzerland
Switzerland
United States
United States
Father
Louis Agassiz
Louis Agassiz
Mother
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz
Wikidata ID
Q122968
Overview

Alexander Agassiz, born Alexander Emanuel Agassiz on December 17, 1835, in Neuchâtel, was an engineer, biologist, and curator. Agassiz had dual citizenship in the United States and Switzerland. He was the son of Louis Agassiz, a noted biologist and geologist, and Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz.

Agassiz was educated at Harvard University and later attended the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Following his education, he made significant contributions in the fields of biology and engineering.

He passed away on March 27, 1910, aboard the RMS Adriatic.

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