[ag-uh-see; for 2 also Fr. a-ga-see] 
| 1. | Alexander, 1835–1910, U.S. oceanographer and marine zoologist, born in Switzerland. |
| 2. | his father, (Jean) Louis (Ro⋅dolphe) [zhahn lwee raw-dawlf] , 1807–73, U.S. zoologist and geologist, born in Switzerland. |
| 3. | Elizabeth Cabot Cary, 1822–1907, U.S. author and educator, a founder and the first president (1894–1903) of Radcliffe College. |
| 4. | Lake, a lake existing in the prehistoric Pleistocene Epoch in central N America. 700 mi. (1127 km) long. |
| Ag·as·siz (āg'ə-sē) American educator who helped organize the predecessor of Radcliffe College (1879) and served as Radcliffe's first president (1894-1899). |
| Agassiz, (Jean) Swiss-born American naturalist noted for his study of fossil fish and for recognizing from geologic evidence that ice ages had occurred in the Northern Hemisphere. |
| Agassiz, Lake A glacial lake of the Pleistocene Epoch extending over present-day northwest Minnesota, northeast North Dakota, southern Manitoba, and southwest Ontario. |
| Agassiz (āg'ə-sē) Pronunciation Key
Swiss-born American naturalist whose studies of glaciers and their movement introduced the idea of the ice age in 1840. Agassiz later revolutionized science education in the United States by emphasizing direct observation of the natural environment. |
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