Definition of Baron friedrich heinrich alexander von humboldt

1. Noun. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859).


Lexicographical Neighbors of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Von Humboldt

Barnes
Barnes' curve
Barnes' dystrophy
Barnes' zone
Barnet
Barney
Barney Oldfield
Barnsley
Barnstaple
Barnum
Barnumize
Baron Adrian
Baron Alexander von Humboldt
Baron Clive
Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
Baron Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin vo
Baron Georges Cuvier
Baron Hermann Ludwig Ferdinand von Helmholtz
Baron Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier
Baron Karl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
Baron Lister
Baron Lloyd Webber of Sydmonton
Baron Munchausen
Baron Olivier of Birghton
Baron Richard von Krafft-Ebing
Baron Snow of Leicester
Baron Verulam

Literary usage of Baron friedrich heinrich alexander von humboldt

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1. The Present Condition of Knowledge of the Geology of Texas by Robert Thomas Hill (1887)
"The knowledge derived from previous authorities was embodied in the works of Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, who visited Spanish America in ..."

2. Sketches of Mexico by John Wesley Butler (1894)
"baron friedrich heinrich alexander von humboldt, one of the greatest naturalists of modern times, after extensive scientific explorations on the continent, ..."

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