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    Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent...
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    1949, the university was named after him and his younger brother, Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist. He was a linguist who made contributions to the philosophy...
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    The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (German: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung) is a foundation that promotes international academic cooperation between...
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  • The Humboldt Research Award (German: Humboldt-Forschungspreis), also known informally as the Humboldt Prize, is an award given by the Alexander von Humboldt...
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    Alexander von Humboldt is a German sailing ship originally built in 1906 by the German shipyard AG Weser at Bremen as the lightship Reserve Sonderburg...
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    Berlin. The university received its current name in honour of Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt in 1949. The university is divided into nine faculties including...
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    Alexander von Humboldt II is a German sailing ship built as a replacement for the ship Alexander von Humboldt, which had been launched in 1906 and used...
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  • The Alexander von Humboldt Professorship is an academic prize named after Alexander von Humboldt and awarded by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation since...
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    500–1,000 km (310–620 mi) offshore. The Humboldt Current is named after the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt even though it was discovered by José...
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    Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, A. C. (German: Deutsche Schule Mexiko-Stadt) is a network of German-language primary and secondary schools based...
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  • of Alexander von Humboldt may refer to: Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Begas) Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Bläser) Statue of Alexander von Humboldt...
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    The Alexander von Humboldt German International School Montreal (AvH; French: École internationale allemande Alexander von Humboldt, German: Deutsche...
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    Galápagos penguin. The Humboldt penguin and the cold water current it swims in both are named after the explorer Alexander von Humboldt. The species is listed...
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    Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation – AHP Preisträger 2010". Retrieved 4 July 2015. "Alexander von Humboldt-Foundation – AHP Preisträger...
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  • Alexander von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer. Alexander von Humboldt or Alejandro de Humboldt may also refer to: Alexander von Humboldt...
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    Prussian scholars Wilhelm and Alexander von Humboldt. Considered the "German equivalent" of the British Museum, the Humboldt Forum houses the non-European...
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  • Deutsche Schule Alexander von Humboldt may refer to: Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt (Mexico City) Colegio Humboldt Puebla Colegio Humboldt (Costa Rica)...
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  • von Humboldt may refer to: Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Prussian naturalist and explorer Caroline von Humboldt (1766–1829), German salonnière and...
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    Deutsche Schule Alexander von Humboldt Lima (Spanish: Colegio Peruano Alemán Alexander von Humboldt) is a German international school with two campuses...
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  • population was 239 at the 2000 census. Humboldt Township was named for Alexander von Humboldt, a German scientist and explorer. According to the United States...
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  • The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World is a nonfiction book released in 2015, by the historian Andrea Wulf about the Prussian naturalist...
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    written by German scientist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt. It began as a lecture series delivered by Humboldt at the University of Berlin, and was published...
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    Dakota City. The county was created in 1857 and named in honor of Alexander von Humboldt. Iowa's entry to the union was approved by Congress on March 3,...
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    naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. "Oregon-California Trails Association". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2012. "Humboldt Wildlife...
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    Aimé Bonpland (category Alexander von Humboldt)
    May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the...
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    large collection of animal, plant and mineral samples. In 1797, Alexander von Humboldt profited from studying these collections and conversing with Jacquin...
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    Schiller, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Johann Gottfried Herder, Alexander von Humboldt, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and August and Friedrich Schlegel have come to be collectively...
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  • Alexander-von-Humboldt-Schule or Alexander-von-Humboldt-Gymnasium is the name of the following schools, named after Alexander von Humboldt: Alexander...
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    Varnhagen and others to Humboldt. Tr. from the 2d German by Friedrich Kapp (ed), biodiversitylibrary.org Letters of Alexander von Humboldt written between the...
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  • Alexander von Humboldt may refer to the following German international schools in Spanish-speaking countries: Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt (Mexico...
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