Alexander von Humboldt (born 14 Sep 1769), geographer, naturalist, explorer, co-founded modern geography science with Carl Ritter, 21 years to journal 5-year journey around world
2022-09-14
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835). Humboldt’s quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.