Presents the 250 texts Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), known as the "father of environmentalism," wrote in English, unabridged in their original form

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German geographer and naturalist…

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Reprint of the original, first published in 1877.

2019 marks the 250th anniversary of Alexander von Humboldt’s birth–and this deeply researched, beautifully written biography celebrates this scientist who was a pioneer of modern geography, earth sciences, ecology, and…

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) is famous for his work in physical geography, botanical geography, and climatology, and his role as a popularizer of the sciences. This volume traces Humboldt’s biographical…

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Der Medizinprofessor Philipp Friedrich Hermann Klencke schildert im vorliegenden Band das facettenreiche, zuweilen abenteuerliche Leben des beruhmten Naturforschers Alexander von Humboldt. Kurzweilig und unterhaltsam beschreibt Klencke detailreich die zahlreichen Forschungsreisen…

Die im Cotta-Archiv des Deutschen Literaturarchivs Marbach archivierte Korrespondenz Alexander von Humboldts mit Johann Friedrich von Cotta und nach 1832 mit dessen Sohn Johann Georg dokumentiert die uber ein halbes…