Editing Alexander Agassiz (section)

==Legacy==
Alexander Agassiz is commemorated in the scientific name of a species of lizard, ''[[Anolis agassizi]]'', and a fish, ''[[Leptochilichthys agassizii]]''.<ref>Beolens, Bo; Watkins, Michael; Grayson, Michael (2011). ''The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles''. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. xiii + 296 pp. {{ISBN|978-1-4214-0135-5}}. ("Agassiz, A.E.", p. 2).</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/27494|title=Reports on an exploration off the west coasts of Mexico, Central and South America, and off the Galapagos Islands, in charge of Alexander Agassiz, by the U.S. Fish Commission Steamer Albatross, during 1891, Lieut. Commander Z.L. Tanner, U.S.N., commanding. 26. The fishes|first=S.|last=Garman|date=September 6, 1899|journal=Memoirs of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy, at Harvard College, Cambridge, Mass.|volume=24|pages=1–431|doi=10.5962/bhl.part.27494|doi-access=free}}</ref>

A statue of Alexander Agassiz erected in 1923 is located in Calumet, Michigan, next to his summer home where he stayed while fulfilling his duties as the President of the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company. The Company Headquarters, Agassiz' statue, and many other buildings and landmarks from the now defunct company are today administered and maintained by the [[Keweenaw National Historical Park]], whose headquarters overlook the statue of Agassiz.<ref>{{cite web |title=Alexander Agassiz Statue |url=https://www.nps.gov/places/alexander-agassiz-statue.htm |website=The Alexander Agassiz Statue |publisher=Keweenaw National Historical Park |access-date=February 25, 2021}}</ref>  A major building of the [[Hopkins Marine Station]] is named after him.