Agassiz
Americannoun
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Alexander, 1835–1910, U.S. oceanographer and marine zoologist, born in Switzerland.
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his father (Jean) Louis (Rodolphe) 1807–73, U.S. zoologist and geologist, born in Switzerland.
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Elizabeth Cabot Cary, 1822–1907, U.S. author and educator, a founder and the first president (1894–1903) of Radcliffe College.
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Lake Agassiz, a lake existing in the prehistoric Pleistocene Epoch in central North America. 700 miles (1,127 km) long.
noun
Example Sentences
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The eulogy pronounced on the great zoölogist Agassiz was well deserved.
From Literature
The sign comes about a year after a group of parents successfully pushed for the school — long named after Swiss American biologist Louis Agassiz — to change its name to the Harriet Tubman Elementary School.
From Seattle Times
Officials said that about 275 people who had been stuck since Sunday evening on Highway 7 near Agassiz, a small community east of Vancouver, were taken to safety by helicopter.
From New York Times
Helicopter crews were also sent to the mountain town of Agassiz to rescue about 300 people who became trapped on a cut-off road.
From BBC
For other descendants — those of Agassiz — it is not a question of honor so much as redress.
From Seattle Times
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