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Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (German: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, September 14, 1769 - May 6, 1859), a German natural scientist, naturalist, and physical geographer, one of the founders of modern climatology, plant geography, and geophysics; he dabbled in a wide range of subjects, especially biology and geology. Wilhelm von Humboldt, the educator and founder of the University of Berlin, was his brother. He is known as the pyramid of modern geography and the father of modern geography. He is also a foreign member of the Royal Society.
- Category
- Scientists
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Prussia
- Born
- 1769-09-14
- Died
- 1859-05-06
- Wikidata
- Q6694
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