(1807–73), Swiss-born American zoologist, geologist, and palaeontologist; full name Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz. In 1837 Agassiz was the first to propose that much of Europe had once been in the grip of an ice age.
Definition of Agassiz, Louis in US English:
Agassiz, Louis
proper nounˈaɡəsē
(1807–73), US zoologist, geologist, and paleontologist; born in Switzerland; full name Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz. In 1837, he was the first to propose that much of Europe had once been in the grip of an ice age.