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When was Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology established?
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Louis Agassiz
An undated engraving of Louis Agassiz.
Harvard's Museum of Comparative Zoology was established in 1859, a project developed by the Swiss-born naturalist Louis Agassiz to foster comprehensive zoological research.1