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Alexander von Humboldt

Born

in Berlin, Germany

September 14, 1769

Died

May 06, 1859

Website

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humb...

Genre

Outdoors & Nature, Science, Philosophy

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Expeditions of German scientist Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt to Latin America from 1799 to 1804 and to Siberia in 1829 greatly advanced the fields of ecology, geology, and meteorology.

Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt, a naturalist and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist, Wilhelm von Humboldt, explored. Quantitative botanical work of Humboldt founded biogeography.

Humboldt traveled extensively, explored, and described for the first time in a generally considered modern manner and point of view. He wrote up his description of the journey and published an enormous set of volumes over 21 years. He first proposed that forces once joined South America and Africa, th ...more

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	Personal Narrative of a Journey to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent by Alexander von Humboldt, Jason Wilson (Goodreads Author) (Adapter), Malcolm Nicolson (Introduction) 3.98 avg rating — 257 ratings — published 1807 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jaguars and Electric Eels 3.48 avg rating — 158 ratings — published 1853 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Views of Nature 3.79 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1808 — 187 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 4.18 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 2002 — 144 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 3.73 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1820 — 75 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Essay on the Geography of Plants by Alexander von Humboldt, Aimé Bonpland, Stephen T. Jackson (Editor) 4.44 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2009 — 25 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kosmos. Entwurf einer physischen Weltbeschreibung 4.19 avg rating — 27 ratings — published 1862 — 187 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selected Writings of Alexander von Humboldt: Edited and Introduced by Andrea Wulf (Everyman's Library Classics Series) by Alexander von Humboldt, Andrea Wulf (Editor) 4.77 avg rating — 22 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 2 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1820 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Podróż po rzece Orinoko by Alexander von Humboldt, Franciszek Mirandola (-Translator) 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1810 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person.”
― Alexander Von Humboldt

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“Die gefährlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derer, die die Welt nie angeschaut haben. (The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world)”
― Alexander von Humboldt

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“The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.”
― Alexander von Humboldt

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