Alexander von Humboldt was born on September 14, 1769. In his day, he was a globetrotting, convention-defying hero — one of the first recorded individuals to raise environmental concerns.

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Born in Prussia in 1769, the polymath Alexander von Humboldt anticipated climate change and space exploration. He loved the United States but reviled slavery. Getty Images ...

Meet the hugely influential Alexander von Humboldt, who foretold of climate change and inspired artists, writers and presidents. History. The Pioneering Maps of Alexander von Humboldt.

His contemporaries considered Alexander von Humboldt the most famous man in the ... a visionary who predicted man-made climate change as early as 1800. Yet Humboldt is almost forgotten in the ...

Above: Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt by Friedrich Georg Weitsch, 1806. (Humboldt State University) We have all read about famous scientists who helped to shape and steer our knowledge of the ...

Von Humboldt was one of the great scientists of the 19th century. Science has known about the structure of the universe, the origin of species and how humans cause climate change for a long time.

Meet the hugely influential Alexander von Humboldt, who foretold of climate change and inspired artists, writers and presidents Alicia Ault - Museums Correspondent Updated: September 17, 2020 ...

That distinction goes to a globe trekking explorer, scientist, and environmentalist named Alexander von Humboldt, a guy whose notoriety in the 19th century made him the second most famous man in ...

The Humboldt Glacier, named after the visionary explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, ... signaling the urgency of addressing climate change on a wider scale.