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   Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer. [1] Biography. Agassiz was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and immigrated to the United States with his parents, Louis and Cecile (Braun) Agassiz, in 1846. [2] .

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   Alexander Agassiz (born December 17, 1835, Neuchâtel, Switzerland—died March 27, 1910, at sea) was a marine zoologist, oceanographer, and mining engineer who made important contributions to systematic zoology, to the knowledge of ocean beds, and to the development of a major copper mine.

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   Alexander Agassiz died at sea in 1910, but his presence is still felt in Calumet today. At the same time he was leading the Calumet and Hecla mine to international fame, Agassiz was influencing nearly every aspect of life in the community that developed around it.

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   Alexander Agassiz, renowned scientist, engineer, geologist and humanitarian, took a failing enterprise and turned it into what was then the greatest copper mine in the world. In 1867 the Calumet and Hecla copper companies of Lake Superior were in total chaos.

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   Jun 11, 2018 · Agassiz, Alexander. (b. Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 17 December 1835; d. mid-Atlantic, 27 March 1910) zoology, oceanography, engineering. Alexander Agassiz was the son of Louis Agassiz and Cecile Braun Agassiz, the sister of the botanist Alexander Braun.

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   Alexander Agassiz made three expeditions aboard the Albatross to collect specimens, explore the ocean depths, and study coral islands and reefs. The US Fish Commission built the Albatross in 1882 as a scientific research vessel to investigate fish populations and make hydrographic surveys.

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   Who was Alexander Agassiz?

   • Alexander Agassiz (born December 17, 1835, Neuchâtel, Switzerland—died March 27, 1910, at sea) was a marine zoologist, oceanographer, and mining engineer who made important contributions to systematic zoology, to the knowledge of ocean beds, and to the development of a major copper mine.

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   Who was Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz?

   • Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), son of Louis Agassiz and stepson of Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, was an American scientist and engineer. Agassiz was born in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, and immigrated to the United States with his parents, Louis and Cecile (Braun) Agassiz, in 1846.

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   Who was Agassiz and what did he do?

   • In 1866 Agassiz undertook, on behalf of himself and a brother-in-law, the management of the Calumet and Hecla copper mines in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.

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   What did Alexander Agassiz do on the Albatross?

   • Alexander Agassiz made three expeditions aboard the Albatross to collect specimens, explore the ocean depths, and study coral islands and reefs. The US Fish Commission built the Albatross in 1882 as a scientific research vessel to investigate fish populations and make hydrographic surveys.

   Albatross Expeditions to the Pacific, 1891, 1899–1900, 1904–1905

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9. www.newworldencyclopedia.org › entry › AlexanderAlexander Emanuel Agassiz - New World Encyclopedia

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   Alexander Emanuel Agassiz (December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910), was an American scientist and engineer. After some involvement in mining operations, Agassiz became well known for his work in marine zoology, and oceanography.