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Humboldt

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Hum·boldt  (hmblt, hmbôlt), Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von 1769-1859.
German naturalist and writer. His expedition to South America, Cuba, and Mexico (1799-1804) advanced the science of ecology.
Humboldt [ˈhʌmbəʊlt (German) ˈhʊmbɔlt]
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1. (Biographies / Humboldt, (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (1769-1859) M, German, SCIENCE: scientist) Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769-1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799-1804). In Kosmos (1845-62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
2. (Biographies / Humboldt, (Karl) Wilhelm von (1767-1835) M, German, LANGUAGE: philologist, EDUCATION: reformer) his brother, Baron (Karl) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767-1835, German philologist and educational reformer
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Noun1.HumboldtHumboldt - German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
2.HumboldtHumboldt - German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt


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He, two others, and myself, started to the new silver mines in the Humboldt mountains--he to be Probate Judge of Humboldt county, and we to mine.
The Innocents Abroad by Twain, Mark View in context
There, according to Humboldt, reigns utter darkness, which the light of the sun and the earth cannot break.
Round The Moon by Verne, Jules View in context
On a point not far from the city, where a rivulet entered the sea, I observed a fact connected with a subject discussed by Humboldt.
The Voyage of the Beagle by Darwin, Charles View in context
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