Alexander von Humboldt

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• 12/22/19
  

  The Real Alexander von Humboldt: A Scientist of the Romantic Age

  by Maren Meinhardt

  Putting people on pedestals, beyond the reach and understanding of lesser mortals, does not help us understand them better. If, perhaps, we lose a hero, we may gain, in Humboldt, an extraordinary scientist who was affected by the extraordinary times he lived in.