Louis Agassiz (1807–1873) was a Swiss-born American biologist and geologist who is recognized as a scholar of Earth's natural history.

Agassiz may also refer to:

People Agassiz is a surname of Arpitan origin. Like many Arpitan anthroponyms, the final -z only marks paroxytonic stress and should not be pronounced. Nevertheless, it is often pronounced in French through hypercorrection.

Other members of the Agassiz family, including: Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz (1822–1907), American educator and naturalist, wife of Louis Alexander Agassiz (1835–1910), American scientist and engineer, son of Louis and Elizabeth Rodolphe L. Agassiz (1871–1933), polo champion, son of Alexander Graham Agassiz (born 1990), Canadian mountain biker

Places North America Lake Agassiz, a prehistoric glacial lake Canada Agassiz Ice Cap, on Ellesmere Island, Nunavut United States Agassiz Glacier (Alaska) Agassiz Glacier (Montana) Agassiz Peak, in Arizona Agassiz Rock, former name of The Monoliths, a park in Massachusetts Mount Agassiz (California) Mount Agassiz (New Hampshire) Mount Agassiz (Utah) Elsewhere Agassiz (crater), on Mars Agassiz Glacier (New Zealand) Agassiz hill, in Argentina and Chile Agassizhorn, in Switzerland

Communities Agassiz, British Columbia, Canada Agassiz station (British Columbia), a railway station Agassiz, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. Agassiz Township, Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota, U.S. Agassiz Wilderness, in Minnesota, US Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge in Minnesota, US Agassiz (electoral district), in Manitoba, Canada

Other uses Agassiz Brewing Company, a Canadian brewery named for the prehistoric lake Agassiz School, a historic building in Ottumwa, Iowa, U.S. Agassiz Station, now Oak Ridge Observatory, in Massachusetts, U.S. Hotel Agassiz, a historic building in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. , a ship of the Royal Canadian Navy , a ship of the United States Navy USCGC Agassiz (WSC-126), a ship of the United States Coast Guard

See also

Agassi, a surname Gopherus agassizii, the desert tortoise Agassiz's perchlet, a fish Anolis agassizi, a lizard Agassizia, a genus of sea urchin Agassiceras, a Lower Jurassic ammonite