Alexander von Humboldt

Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)

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Biography

Nationality

Kingdom of Prussia

Ethnicity

Germans

Gender

male

Date of birth

September 14, 1769

Occupation

geologist, explorer, botanist, geographer, oceanographer, volcanologist, travel writer, meteorologist, zoologist, naturalist, climatologist, ethnologist, botanical collector, ornithologist, world traveler, economist, cartographer, astronomer

Place of birth

Berlin

Country of birth

Germany

Date of death

May 6, 1859 (89 years)