Louis Agassiz
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Swiss-born American naturalist
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz FRS FRSE was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history. Spending his early life in Switzerland, he received a PhD at Erlangen and a medical degree in Munich. After studying with Georges Cuvier and Alexander von Humboldt in Paris, Agassiz was appointed professor of natural history at the University of Neuchâtel. He emigrated to the United States in 1847 after visiting Harvard University. He went on to become professor of zoology and geology at Harvard, to head its Lawrence Scientific School, and to found its Museum of Comparative Zoology.
Louis Agassiz's Published Works
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Published Papers
- Recherches sur les poissons fossiles (589)
- Recherches sur les poissons fossiles ... / par Louis Agassiz. (233)
- Études sur les glaciers (161)
- Classification der Batrachier : mit Berucksichtigung der fossilen Thiere dieser Abtheilung der Reptilien / von J. J. Tschudi. (132)
- Monographie des poissons fossiles du vieux grés rouge : ou système Dévonien (Old red sandstone) des Iles Britanniques et de Russie / par L. Agassiz. (92)
- Types of Mankind: Or Ethnological Researches, Based upon the Ancient Monuments, Paintings, Sculptures, and Crania of Races, and upon Their Natural, Geographical, Philosophical, and Biblical History (1854) (89)
- Catalogue raisonné des familles des genres et des espèces de la Classe de Echinodermes (78)
- The Geology and Physical Geography of Brazil (1871) (68)
- Catalogue raisonné des espèces, des genres et des familles d'Echinides (46)
- Nomenclator zoologicus : continens nomina systematica generum animalium tam viventium quam fossilium (42)
- Monographies d'échinodermes, vivans et fossiles / (39)
- Catalogus systematicus ectyporum echinodermatum fossilium Musei Neocomensis : secundum ordinem zoologicum dispositus : adjectis synonymis recentioribus, nec non stratis et locis in quibus reperiuntur : sequuntur characteres diagnostici generum novorum vel minus cognitorum / auctore, L. Agassiz. (38)
- Nomenclatoris zoologici index universalis : continens nomina systematica classium, ordinum, familiarum et generum animalium omnium ... homonymiis plantarum. (37)
- De l'espèce et de la classification en zoologie (37)
- The classification of insects from embryological data. By Prof. Louis Agassiz. (27)
- Etudes critiques sur les mollusques fossiles (26)
- Contributions to the Natural History of the Acalephæ of North America. Part I: On the Naked-Eyed Medusæ of the Shores of Massachusetts, in Their Perfect State of Development (19)
- Revue critique des poissons fossiles figurés dans l'Ittiolitologia veronesé / (18)
- Lake Superior: its physical character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other and similar regions. By Louis Agassiz. With a narrative of the tour, by J. Elliot Cabot. And contributions by other scientific gentlemen ... (16)
- Monographies d'échinodermes, vivans et fossiles / par Louis Agassiz. (16)
- Nouvelles études et expériences sur les glaciers actuels leur structure, leur progression et leur action physique sur le sol (16)
- Methods of study in natural history (15)
- Classification der Batrachier (15)
- Principles of zoology (15)
- Thayer expedition : scientific results of a journey in Brazil by Louis Agassiz and his travelling companions : geology and physical geography of Brazil (14)
- Nomina systematica generum piscium, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent. (13)
- Catalogus systematicus ectyporum echinodermatum fossilium Musei Neocomensis (13)
- The Former Existence of Local Glaciers in the White Mountains (1870) (13)
- Histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de l'Europe centrale . Embryologie des Salmones (11)
- A catalogue of British fossil vertebrata / by Arthur Smith Woodward and Charles Davies Sherborn. (11)
- Lake Superior: its character, vegetation, and animals, compared with those of other similar regions. (10)
- Bibliographia Zoologiae Et Geologiae. a General Catalogue of All Books, Tracts, and Memoirs on Zoology and Geology (1849) (9)
- Introduction a une monographie des poissons fossiles du vieux grès rouge / par L. Agassiz. (7)
- Anatomie des salmones (6)
- Nomenclator zoologicus, continens nomina systematica generum animalium tam viventium quam fossilium, secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris, in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et Auctore L. Agassiz ... Adjuvantibus Princ. C. L. Bonaparte; H. Burmeister; T (6)
- Sketch of the natural provinces of the animal world and their relation to the different types man (6)
- Recherches sur les poissons fossiles ... : [prospectus] / par Louis Agassiz. (6)
- Histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de l'Europe centrale / par L. Agassiz ; Embryologie des Salmones, par C. Vogt. (5)
- Nomina systematica generum Arachnidarum, tam viventium quam fossilium : (4)
- Histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de l'Europe centrale / (4)
- Selecta genera et species piscium (4)
- XXXIII.—On the primitive diversity and number of animals in geological times (1854) (3)
- classification of insects from embryological data (3)
- Principles of zoölogy : touching the structure, development, distribution, and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct : part I, Comparative physiology, for the use of schools and colleges / by Louis Agassiz and A.A. Gould. (3)
- Geologie und Mineralogie in Beziehung zur natürlichen Theologie (3)
- Nomina systematica generum polyporum (anthozoorum et bryozoorum cum polythálamiis) tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent / L. Agassiz. (3)
- XLIX.—Prodromus of a monograph of the radiata and Echinodermata (1838) (3)
- A Letter concerning Deep-Sea Dredgings, addressed to Prof. Benjamin Peirce, Superintendent, United States Coast Survey (1872) (2)
- Études critiques sur les mollusques fossiles ; / par Ls. Agassiz. (2)
- A journey in Brazil/ by Professor and Mrs. Louis Agassiz. (2)
- The foot-prints of the Creator; (2)
- Rapport sur les poissons fossiles, présenté à l'Association britannique pour l'avancement des sciences en 1842 / par L. Agassiz. (2)
- Nomina systematica generum Ehinodermatum, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alpabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent / (2)
- L. Observations on the growth and on the bilateral symmetry of Echinodermata (1834) (2)
- Bibliographia zoologiæ et geologiæ. A general catalogue of all books, tracts, and memoirs on zoology and geology. By Prof. Louis Agassiz ... Cor., enl. and ed. by H.E. Strickland ... (2)
- Mémoire sur les moules de mollusques vivans et fossiles, par Ls Agassiz. 1. ptie. Moules d'acéphales vivans. (1)
- Iconographie des coquilles tertiaires, réputées identiques avec les espèces vivants ou dans différens terrains de l'époque tertiaire, accompagnée de la description des espèces nouvelles. (1)
- Conchyliologie minéralogique de la Grande Bretagne (1)
- Principles of zoology : touching the structure, development, distribution and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct; with numerous illustrations. For the use of schools and colleges. Pt. I. Comparat by Louis Agassiz and Augustus A. Gould. (1)
- Three Different Modes of Teething Among Selachisns (1874) (1)
- Concerning Deep-Sea Dredgings (1872) (1)
- Voyage au Brésil (1)
- Rapport sur les poissons fossiles découverts en Angleterre / par L. Agassiz. (1)
- Histoire naturelle des poissons d'eau douce de l'Europe centrale par Louis Agassiz : Prospectus. (1)
- On the arrangement of natural-history collections (1862) (1)
- Über die Familie der Karpfen (1)
- Report on the Florida reefs / by Louis Agassiz ; accompanied by illustrations of Florida corals from drawings ... (1)
- Voyage au Brésil / Mme et M. Louis Agassiz ; traduction de l'anglais... par Félix Vogeli (0)
- On some marsupial fishes (1866) (0)
- Natural history illustrations. Prepared under the direction of Louis Agassiz and Spencer F. Baird. 1849. Six species of North American fresh-water fishes. Six lithographs from drawings by A. Sonrel. Explanation of Plates by David S (0)
- Nomina systematica generum Hymenopterorum, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alpabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiunter, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent / auctore L. Agassiz ; recognoverunt Guil. F. Erichson et L. Imhoff. (0)
- Traité élémentaire de botanique appliquée, contenant la description de toutes les familles végétales, et celle des genres cultivés ou offrant des plantes remarquables par leurs propriétés ou par leur histoire, (0)
- Tribune popular science / by Louis Agassiz, [et.al.] (0)
- Professor Agassiz's South America Expedition (0)
- Anatomie des salmones / par L. Agassiz & C. Vogt. (0)
- On the Moose and Carabou, and on the American Raven (1847) (0)
- Abenteurerleben in Guyana und Amazonas nach Selbsterlebnissen von Emil Carrey, Bouyer, Jusselain, Agassiz u. A. (0)
- Methods of study in natural history / by L. Agassiz. (0)
- Die Bearbeitung der fossilen Fische (0)
- The “Hassler” Expedition (0)
- The Structure and Growth of Domesticated Animals (1873) (0)
- Comparative physiology : for the use of schools and colleges (0)
- Principles of zoölogy : touching the structure, development, distribution, and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct : with numerous illustrations. by Louis Agassiz and A.A. Gould. (0)
- Nomina systematica generum reptilium, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent / auctore L. Agassiz ; recognoverunt C. L. Bonaparte ... [et al.]. (0)
- Voyage au Brésil / M. et Mme. Agassiz ; abrégé sur la traduction de F. Vogeli par J. Belin-de Launay et contenant une Carte e 16 gravures sur bois (0)
- Outlines of comparative physiology touching the structure and development of the races of animals, living and extinct : (0)
- Drawings illustrating the Lowell Lectures on comparative embryology (0)
- Etudes sur les glaciers / par L. Agassiz (0)
- Agassiz, Louis undated [Mon.] (0)
- Nomina systematica generum Acalepharum, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alphabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiuntur, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis, ad quas pertinent / auctore L. Agassiz. (0)
- Le phénomène erratique dans les environs du lac supérieur, extrait de l'ouvrage ayant pour titre: Lake superior (0)
- Directions for collecting fishes and other objects of natural history / [preceded by accompanying letter signed by] L. Agassiz. (0)
- Principles of zoölogy : touching the structure, development, distribution, and natural arrangement of the races of animals, living and extinct with numerous illustrations : Part 1, Comparative physiology : for the use of sch by Louis Agassiz and A.A. Gould. (0)
- Professor Agassiz's South American Expedition (1872) (0)
- Nomina systematica generum Neuropterorum, tam viventium quam fossilium : secundum ordinem alpabeticum disposita, adjectis auctoribus, libris in quibus reperiunter, anno editionis, etymologia et familiis ad quas pertinent / auctore L. Agassiz ; recognoverunt Guil. F. Erichson et Ern. F. Germar. (0)
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