Frederic Edwin Church, The Natural Bridge, Virginia, 1852, oil on canvas, 28 x 23 in. The Fralin Museum of Art at the University of Virginia, Gift of Thomas Fortune Ryan. “Alexander von Humboldt and ...
"Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most influential scientists and thinkers of his age. A Prussian-born geographer, naturalist, explorer, and illustrator, he was a prolific writer ...
2020-12-20T18:00:05-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/d6f/20201220180405003_hd.jpgSmithsonian curator Eleanor Jones Harvey led us on a tour of the exhibit ...
Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt, by Julius Schrader, 1859. Behind Humboldt are the mountains of Chimborazo and Cotopaxi in Ecuador. Humboldt’s exploration of these peaks shaped his view of nature ...
Discover how one teacher is inspired by the world of Alexander von Humboldt Carol Wilson SAAM's Senior Curator Eleanor Jones Harvey and Dean Howarth take a closer look at mastodon bones in the ...
“I’ll take Alexander von Humboldt for $500, Alex.” Katie Hondorf Celebrated for his vast knowledge, competitive nature, and humble personality, Ken Jennings is known to millions as a game show ...
How did we forget about Alexander von Humboldt? Learn all about the polymath who helped shape our understanding of the natural world. This August, the SciFri Book Club is reading The Invention of ...
2020-12-27T18:00:08-05:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/264/20201227183054003_hd.jpgIn the second of a two-part program, we toured the exhibit “Alexander von ...
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