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Birthday
(Thursday)
Died
Birthplace
Nationality
Languages
English
Spouse
Anna Agassiz
Children
2 children: George Russell Agassiz, Rodolphe Louis Agassiz
Parents
Louis Agassiz
Education
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Harvard University
Zodiac Sign
♐ Sagittarius
Chinese Zodiac
羊 Goat
Name Origin
English < Latin < Ancient Greek (Ἀλέξανδρος)
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Alexander Emanuel Agassiz: Swiss-American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910).
Born in Neuchâtel (died at age 74).
5 awards including Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Studied at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
AWARDS (5)
B
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
WON
B
Foreign Member of the Royal Society
WON
B
Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
WON
B
Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order
WON
Biography
Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer. He was the son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz,
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