[Deutsch] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (geb. 1769 in Berlin; gest. 1859 ebenda) war ein deutscher Universalgelehrter, Forschungsreisender und Naturforscher. Er bereiste Süd- und Mittelamerika (Neu-Granada, Peru und Neu-Spanien), die Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika und Zentralasien (Russland, Sibirien).
Humboldt arbeitete wissenschaftlich in den Bereichen der Botanik, Zoologie, Ethnologie, Geographie, Ozeanographie, Geologie, Mineralogie, Vulkanologie (Neptunismus), Klimatologie, Physik, Chemie und Astronomie. Er gilt als Mitbegründer der Geographie als empirischer Wissenschaft.
[Français] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (né en 1769 à Berlin, mort en 1859 à Berlin) était un polymathe allemand, explorateur et naturaliste. Il a voyagé vers l'Amérique du Sud et Centrale (Nouvelle-Grenade, le Pérou et la Nouvelle-Espagne), les États-Unis d'Amérique et d'Asie centrale (Russie, Sibérie).
Humboldt a travaillé scientifiquement dans les domaines de la botanique, la zoologie, l'anthropologie, la géographie, l'océanographie, la géologie, la minéralogie, la volcanologie (Neptunisme), la climatologie, la physique, la chimie et l'astronomie. Il est l'un des fondateurs de la géographie comme une science empirique.
[English] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (b. 1769 in Berlin, d. 1859 in Berlin) was a German polymath, explorer and naturalist. He traveled to South and Central America (New Granada, Peru and New Spain), the United States of America and Central Asia (Russia, Siberia).
Humboldt scientifically worked in the fields of botany, zoology, anthropology, geography, oceanography, geology, mineralogy, volcanology (Neptunism), climatology, physics, chemistry and astronomy. He is one of the founders of geography as an empirical science.
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Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
| Born | 14 September 1769 |
| Died | 6 May 1859. |
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Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
| Born | 14 September 1769 |
| Died | 6 May 1859. |
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Description and travel, Natural history, Science, Physical geography, History, Scientific expeditions, Correspondence, Travel, Scientists, Voyages and travels, Statistics, Antiquities, Botany, Plant morphology, Astronomy, Phytogeography, Indians of Mexico, Humboldt, alexander von, 1769-1859, Mines and mineral resources, Indians of South America, Cosmology, Cosmography, Geography, Mountains, Discovery and explorationPlaces
South America, Mexico, Germany, Peru, Latin America, Andes, America, Cuba, Ecuador, Venezuela, Colombia, Siberia (Russia), Amérique du Sud, Asia, Andes Region, Central Asia, Europe, France, Atlantic Ocean, Central America, New Spain, Chimborazo Mountain (Ecuador), Guatemala, Mexique, North AmericaPeople
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), Aimé Bonpland (1773-1858), Christopher Columbus, Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777-1855), Karl August Varnhagen von Ense (1785-1858), Aimé Bonpland, Christian Karl Josias Bunsen Freiherr von (1791-1860), Frederick William IV King of Prussia (1795-1861), Wilhelm Humboldt Freiherr von (1767-1835), August Boeckh (1785-1867), Augusta Empress, consort of William I, German Emperor (1811-1890), C. G. J. Jacobi (1804-1851), Carl Ritter (1779-1859), Christian Daniel Rauch (1777-1857), Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg (1795-1876), Claire de Durfort Duras duchesse de (1777-1828), E. A. Rossmässler (1806-1867), Eduard Kretzschmar (1807-1858), Emil Heinrich Du Bois-Reymond (1818-1896), F. H. v. Kittlitz (1799-1874), F. W. Bessel (1784-1846), František Tomáš Bratránek (1815-1884), François Vallès, Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786)Time
19th century, Spanish colony, 1540-1810, 1540-1810, Louis Philippe, 1830-1848, 1517-1821, 1800, 1801-1900, 18th century, 19e siècle, Louis Philip, 1830-1848ID Numbers
- OLID: OL6787852A
- BookBrainz: 35eb83bf-8e20-4d3a-86e3-f55fad968744
- ISNI: 0000000121441671
- Library of Congress Names: n80051862
- LibriVox: 359
- Project Gutenberg: 1995
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV119109
- VIAF: 95193235
- Wikidata: Q6694
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q6694
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- Alexander Humboldt
- Baron Alexander von Humboldt
- Alexander Von Humboldt
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- Humboldt, Alexander Freiherr von.
- Humboldt, Alexander, Freiherr von
- Humboldt, Alexander Freiherr von
- A. Baron von Humboldt
- Friedrich Wilhelm H . Alexander Humboldt
- A. Humboldt
- Aleksander Humboldt
- Alejandro de Humboldt
- Alex . v. Humboldt
- Alexander von Humboldts
- Humboldt Alexander von
- Alexander Von 1769-1859 Humboldt
- Alexander von Humbolt
- Alexander von 1769-1859 Humboldt
- Alexander von Humboldt Humboldt
- Alexander v. Humboldt
- Friedrich Heinrich Alexander V. Humboldt
- Alexander de Humboldt
- Humboldt Alexander Von
- Alexander Humboldt von
- ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT
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