A agassiz
[ag-uh-see; for 2 also french a-ga-see] /ˈæg ə si; for 2 also french a gaˈsi/
noun
alexander, 1835–1910, u.s. oceanographer and marine zoologist, born in switzerland.
his father, (jean) louis (rodolphe)
[zhahn lwee raw-dawlf] /ʒɑ̃ lwi rɔˈdɔlf/ (show ipa), 1807–73, u.s. zoologist and geologist, born in switzerland.
elizabeth cabot cary, 1822–1907, u.s. author and educator, a founder and the first president (1894–1903) of radcliffe college.
lake, a lake existing in the prehistoric pleistocene epoch in central n america. 700 miles (1127 km) long.
ag-ssiz
/french aɡasi/
noun
jean louis rodolphe (ʒɑ̃ lwi rɔdɔlf). 1807–73, swiss natural historian and geologist, settled in the us after 1846
ag-ssiz
(āg’ə-sē)
swiss-born american naturalist whose studies of glaciers and their movement introduced the idea of the ice age in 1840. ag-ssiz later revolutionized science education in the united states by emphasizing direct observation of the natural environment.
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