Humboldt Alexander von

Related to Humboldt Alexander von: Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt, Friedrich Heinrich Alex Humboldt

Hum·boldt

H0320200 (hŭm′bōlt′, ho͝om′bôlt′), Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von 1769-1859. German scientist whose expeditions to Latin America (1799-1804) and Siberia (1829) greatly advanced the fields of ecology, geology, and meteorology.

Hum·boldt

(hŭm′bōlt′), Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von 1769-1859. German naturalist and writer. He undertook scientific expeditions in South America, Asia, and Europe and published works recording his observations. Humboldt made important contributions to the study of volcanoes, mountain ranges, ocean currents, and the relation of climate to plant growth.