Humboldt resurrected the use of the word cosmos from the ancient Greek and assigned it to his multivolume treatise, Kosmos, in which he sought to unify diverse branches of scientific knowledge …

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Dec 19, 2025 · Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist and explorer who was a major figure in the classical period of physical geography and biogeography, areas of science now included in the Earth …

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Jan 16, 2023 · Alexander (Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander) von Humboldt (1769–1859) was a scientific explorer and natural philosopher, who achieved fame following his return from South …

Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a nature researcher and explorer, universal genius and cosmopolitan, scientist and patron. His lengthy Latin American journey from 1799 to 1804 was …

Mar 24, 2020 · Humboldt, who died at 89, traveled on four continents, wrote more than 36 books and 25,000 letters to a network of correspondents around the globe. He had an infectious personality and …

May 12, 2025 · Here is a short overview of the founder of modern geography, Alexander von Humboldt, whose travels and experiments transformed western science.

Aug 27, 2024 · Humboldt was an early proponent of ecology, conceiving the universe as a system in which everything is interconnected, and was also the first to highlight the effects of human action on …

Jul 1, 2024 · Frequently requested statistics for: Humboldt County, California(a) Includes persons reporting only one race (b) Hispanics may be of any race, so also are included in applicable race …