Alexander von Humboldt: References & Edit History
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Biographies
Helmut De Terra, Humboldt: The Life and Times of Alexander von Humboldt, 1769–1859 (1955, reprinted 1979); L. Kellner, Alexander von Humboldt (1963); Douglas Botting, Humboldt and the Cosmos (1973).
Works
Ansichten der Natur, mit wissenschaftlichen Erläuterungen (1808; Aspects of Nature, in Different Lands and Different Climates, 1849), descriptions of scenic aspects and a sketch of the geography of plants for the general reader; Voyage de Humboldt et Bonpland aux régions équinoxiales du nouveau continent, fait en 1799–1804, 23 vol. (1805–34; Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of the New Continent During the Years 1799–1804, 7 vol., 1814–29), a well-known account of the journey through the grasslands of Venezuela and the Orinoco River basin that had a great influence on Charles Darwin; Asie Centrale, 3 vol. (1843), significant for its report on relatively unknown regions and for its ideas on comparative climatology.
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Alexander Von Humboldt. | Nov 06, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 10, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | May 02, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - History - Alexander von Humboldt. | Apr 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Linnean Society - 250th Anniversary of the birth of Alexander von Humboldt. | Dec 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Heritage History - Humboldt and Nature in the New World (17691859). | Nov 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: PNAS - Humboldts Tableau Physique revisited. | Aug 06, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - Alexander von Humboldt. | Jun 23, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC Sounds - In Our Time - Humboldt. | Apr 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Physiological Society - Alexander von Humboldt (1769�1859): early high-altitude explorer and renowned plant naturalist. | Feb 21, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Smithsonian - Alexander Von Humboldt's Influence on America. | Dec 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Alexander von Humboldt. | Jun 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung - Alexander von Humboldt. | May 02, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 14, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Goethe-Institut Canada - Ten facts about Alexander von Humboldt. | Nov 24, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Endowment for the Humanities - Humboldt in the New World. | Sep 14, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Princeton University Library - Alexander von Humboldt, 1769 - 1859. | Aug 02, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Nature - Humboldt�s legacy. | Mar 25, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy - Biography of Alexander von Humboldt. | Feb 12, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Alexander von Humboldts contribution to the biomedical sciences and scientific illustration. In honor of his 250th anniversary. | Dec 15, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Linda Hall Library - Alexander von Humboldt. | Mar 17, 2022 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 12, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Biography of Alexander Von Humboldt. | Nov 01, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Facts about Famous People - Biography of Alexander von Humboldt. | Jan 23, 2019 | ||
| Added new Web site: Strange Science - Biography of Alexander von Humboldt. | Apr 16, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Baron Alexander von Humboldt. | Apr 08, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - History - Biography of Baron F. H. A. von Humboldt. | Oct 22, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Sep 25, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |