Humboldt Chooses A Destination
I was not surprised when Alexander von Humboldt's mother made a comeback appearance in The Invention of Nature right before he left on...
Humboldt’s Youthful Poetry: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Influence
As I read Chapter 2 of Andrea Wulf’s The Invention of Nature, I was interested in what others might think of Humboldt experimenting on...
Humboldt's Beginnings
Often when we study the works of great men, we wonder how they started on their extraordinary paths, especially where they first came...
Intro to Humboldt... you know, that German name you might be vaguely aware of.
Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was a German explorer naturalist who inspired multiple renown artists and scientists both during his...