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Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist, c1830. Artist: William Home Lizars

Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist, c1830. Artist: William Home Lizars

1-158-466 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Alexander von Humboldt, German naturalist, c1830. Humboldt's (1769-1859) interests included geophysics, geology and botany and he is sometimes called the founder of ecology. He is shown here at the time of his expedition in South America (1800-1804) when, with the French botanist Aime Bonpland (1773-1858), he explored the Orinoco and Amazon regions and collected 60,000 plant specimens.

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Creator
  1. William Home Lizars, attributed to: British, Scottish: Artist, painter, engraver, printmaker
Subject
  1. Alexander von Humboldt: German: Author, naturalist, explorer
People Related
  1. Aime Bonpland: French: Botanist, explorer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3547x4921
File Size : 51,138kb

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  1. 007810
  1. 007810
  1. 0460001042
  1. 1-158-466
  1. 1042
  1. 1158466
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