Alexander von Humboldt

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Alexander von Humboldt
Stieler, Joseph Karl - Alexander von Humboldt - 1843.jpg
Alexander von Humboldt (bi Joseph Stieler, 1843)
Born14 September 1769
Berlin
Dee'd6 Mey 1859(1859-05-06) (aged 89)
Berlin
NaitionalityProushie
Kent forBiogeography, Kosmos (1845), Humboldt current
AwairdsCopley Medal (1852)
Scientific career
FieldsGeografie
InfluencesSchelling
InfluencedDarwin
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (Aboot this soondlisten ; 14 September 1769 – 6 Mey 1859) wis a Proushie geografer, naituralist, explorer, an influential proponent o romantic filosofie.