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Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

DEFINITIONS OF: Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz

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n 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
Example of:
natural scientist, naturalist
a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology)
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