Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

Definitions of Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz
  1. noun
    United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873)
    synonyms: Agassiz, Louis Agassiz
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    natural scientist, naturalist
    a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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