The Museum of Comparative Zoology, part of the Harvard University Museum of Natural History complex, was founded by Louis Agassiz in 1859. Agassiz intended the museum to be a center for zoological research and study with a focus on comparing the various forms and relationships of animal life. The museum, part of Harvard University, is located at 26 Oxford Street in Cambridge, MA. Zoology is the biological discipline which involves the study of animals. ... Harvard University (incorporated as The President and Fellows of Harvard College) is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now usually viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines. ... Louis Agassiz Jean Louis Rodolphe Agassiz (May 28, 1807-December 14, 1873) was a Swiss-born American zoologist, glaciologist, and geologist, the husband of educator Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, and one of the first world-class American scientists. ... 1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... Harvard Square, May 2000 Cambridge is a city in the greater Boston area in Massachusetts, United States. ...
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