Museum of Comparative Zoology

26 Oxford Street
Cambridge, MA, 02138
617-495-3045

URL : http://www.mcz.harvard.edu

overview : A Harvard University Museum - The Museum of Comparative Zoology was founded in 1859, through the efforts of Louis Agassiz (1807-1873). Agassiz, a zoologist from Neuchatel, Switzerland, served as the Director of the Museum from 1859 until his death in 1873. A brilliant lecturer and scholar, he established the Museum and its collections as a center for research and education.

collections : Biological Oceanography Concord Field Station Entomology Herpetology Ichthyology Invertebrate Zoology Invertebrate Paleontology Malacology Mammalogy Ornithology Vertebrate Paleontology Marine Invertebrates

topics : zoology