Alexander von Humboldt

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explorer geographer human naturalist scientist writer

Alexander von Humboldt was a pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer whose integrative studies of nature helped lay the foundations of modern biogeography and deeply shaped later scientists such as Charles Darwin.

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Friedrich Alexander von Humboldt 1
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt 1
Humboldt’s American journey 1799–1804 1

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instanceOf explorer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
human ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
writer ⓘ
awardReceived Copley Medal ⓘ
birthDate 1769-09-14 ⓘ
birthPlace Berlin ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
countryOfCitizenship Prussia ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
deathDate 1859-05-06 ⓘ
deathPlace Berlin ⓘ
describedAs pioneering 18th–19th century Prussian naturalist and explorer ⓘ
educatedAt Freiberg Mining Academy ⓘ
University of Göttingen ⓘ
era 19th century science ⓘ
Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
familyName Alexander von Humboldt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: von Humboldt
fieldOfWork biogeography ⓘ
botany ⓘ
cartography ⓘ
geography ⓘ
geology ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
oceanography ⓘ
zoology ⓘ
fullName Alexander von Humboldt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
givenName Alexander ⓘ
hasCauseOfDeath stroke ⓘ
influenced Charles Darwin ⓘ
Ernst Haeckel ⓘ
Henry David Thoreau ⓘ
John Muir ⓘ
knownFor explorations in Latin America ⓘ
foundational work in biogeography ⓘ
influence on Charles Darwin ⓘ
integrative studies of nature ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
memberOf Prussian Academy of Sciences ⓘ
nativeLanguage German ⓘ
notableWork Ansichten der Natur ⓘ
Kosmos ⓘ
Voyage aux régions équinoxiales du Nouveau Continent ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
geographer ⓘ
naturalist ⓘ
scientist ⓘ
residence Berlin ⓘ
Paris ⓘ
sibling Wilhelm von Humboldt ⓘ
traveledTo Andes ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Ecuador ⓘ
Mexico ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
surface form: Spanish America

United States of America ⓘ
Venezuela ⓘ

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Kosmos → author → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Über die Gestalt der Vulkane in den Anden → author → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
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Adolf Bastian → influencedBy → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Charles Darwin → influencedBy → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Frederic Edwin Church → influencedBy → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Louis Agassiz → influencedBy → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
The Heart of the Andes → inspiredBy → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
subject surface form: Großer Wall
Humboldt County → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt County → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
subject surface form: Humboldt County, Nevada
Humboldt Current → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt Library of Tegel → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt Parkway → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt River → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt University of Berlin → namedAfter → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Humboldt Redwoods State Park → namedFor → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Freiberg Mining Academy → notableAlumnus → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Prussian Academy of Sciences → notableMember → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Cullum Geographical Medal → notableRecipient → Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
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