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Wikipedia: Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt (September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859) was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist, Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835). Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography was foundational to the field of biogeography. Between 1799 and 1804, Humboldt traveled extensively in Latin America, exploring and describing it for the first time in a manner generally considered to be a modern scientific point of view.
![[House where Alexander von Humboldt lived in Mexico City in 1803, located at 80 Rep]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/HumboldtHouseDF_s.jpg "House where Alexander von Humboldt lived in Mexico City in 1803, located at 80 Rep")
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![[Steel engraving of a portrait of Humboldt by Julius Schrader]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Humboldt_s.jpg "Steel engraving of a portrait of Humboldt by Julius Schrader")
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![[Photo of Humboldt in his later years]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Alexander_von_Humboldt_photo_1857_s.jpg "Photo of Humboldt in his later years")
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![[An 1815 self-portrait of Humboldt (age 45).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Alexander_von_Humboldt_selfportrait_s.jpg "An 1815 self-portrait of Humboldt (age 45).")
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![[Statue of Alexander von Humboldt located in the Alameda Central of Mexico City]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/StatueAlexHumboldtMexico_s.jpg "Statue of Alexander von Humboldt located in the Alameda Central of Mexico City")
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