With his book kosmos he made a valuable contribution. Science, astronomy, history, physical geography, cosmography, cosmology, geology. The fellowship grant amounts to 2,170 eur, 2,470 eur or 2,770 eur per month, depending on the applicants qualifications. He came from a pomeranian family that had been lately ennobled. When he was still very young he wanted to travel, and this desire remained strong up to the end of his life.
Humboldt s quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation. On august 3, 1804 he arrived again in bordeaux, france. He had an unrelenting passion for nature and often spent time accumulating samples of plants, insects and shells, and even categorized them. About us we promote academic cooperation between excellent scientists and scholars from abroad and from germany. Many have pointed to his unparalleled contribution to the modern geographical view. If you have additional information or corrections regarding this mathematician, please use the update form. To submit students of this mathematician, please use the new data form, noting this mathematicians mgp id of 234382 for the advisor id. Melvyn bragg and guests discuss the prussian naturalist and explorer. He was baptized as a baby in the lutheran faith, with the duke of brunswick serving as godfather. Humboldts wanderlust led him across europe and to south america, mexico, the u.
The lectures were so popular that new assembly halls had to be found due to the demand. His father, who was an army officer, died when he was nine years old so he and his older brother wilhelm were raised by their cold and distant mother. A sketch of the physical description of the universe. From the americas to the cosmos, held at the graduate center of the city university of new york on oct. Persons stunning new translation makes the wonders of this classic accessible to the englishlanguage world of the present. See more ideas about natural history, cartography and geology. Download pdf, 14,8 mb, biodiversity heritage library.
Humboldts quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography. The result is a lush and thrilling journey of discovery through humboldts years. Cosmos began as a lecture series delivered by humboldt at the university of berlin, and was published in. He mastered a number of disciplines and put all his energy into travel and research in order to understand the whole complex system of the universe. The fellowship also includes a mobility allowance as well as a contribution to health and liability insurance. A sketch of a physical description of the universe 5 volumes. Publication date 1822 topics mines and mineral resources publisher paris, rosa collection americana. The paper deals with five aspects of this famous journey.
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