Agassiz
['ægəsi(:)z]
Definition
(noun.) United States naturalist (born in Switzerland) who studied fossil fish; recognized geological evidence that ice ages had occurred in North America (1807-1873).
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Examples
- I wish I had space here to give a fuller abstract of Mr. Agassiz's interesting observations on the development of the pedicellariae. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Agassiz believes this to be a universal law of nature; and we may hope hereafter to see the law proved true. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- This same view has since been maintained by Agassiz and others. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
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