Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807 – December 14, 1873) was a Swiss biologist and geologist. He received a doctor of philosophy degree from the University of Erlangen in 1829, and a doctor of medicine degree at Munich in 1830. In 1847, he emigrated to the United States, and became a professor of zoology and geology at Harvard University. Agassiz was head of its Lawrence Scientific School, and founder of its Museum of Comparative Zoology. “In the 20th and 21st centuries, Agassiz's resistance to Darwinian evolution, belief in creationism, and the scientific racism implicit in his writings on human polygenism have tarnished his reputation, and led to controversies over his legacy.” (source: Wikipedia).