the invention of nature alexander von humboldt

With this brilliantly researched and compellingly written book, Andrea Wulf shows the myriad fundamental ways in which Humboldt created our understanding of the natural world, and she champions a renewed interest in this vital and lost player in environmental history and science. Andrea Wulf makes an inspired case for Alexander von Humboldt to be considered the greatest scientist of the 19th century. The acclaimed author of The Brother Gardeners and Founding Gardeners reveals the forgotten life of the visionary German naturalist whose ideas continue to. Wulf examines how Humboldt’s writings inspired other naturalists and poets such as Darwin, Wordsworth, and Goethe, and she makes the compelling case that it was Humboldt’s influence that led John Muir to his ideas of natural preservation and that shaped Thoreau’s Walden. Publication date 2015 Topics Humboldt, Alexander von, 1769-1859, Humboldt, Alexander von, Humboldt, Alexander von 1769-1859, BMBF-Statusseminar, Scientists - Germany - Biography, Naturalists - Germany - Biography, 42.01 history of biology, Naturalists.

She also discusses his prediction of human-induced climate change, his remarkable ability to fashion poetic narrative out of scientific observation, and his relationships with iconic figures such as Simón Bolívar and Thomas Jefferson. The invention of nature : Alexander von Humboldts new world by Wulf, Andrea, author. 'Andrea Wulf brings Alexander von Humboldt and his achievements back into focus: his daring expeditions and investigation of wild environments around the world and his discoveries of similarities between climate and vegetation zones on different continents. Recommended by CFA Member: Lorenzo Rosenzweig

The invention of nature alexander von humboldt