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Measuring the World: Alexander von Humboldt (1769- 1859) (sep 14, 1769 – may 6, 1859)

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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt was a Prussian polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt.

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sep 14, 1769
may 6, 1859
~ 89 years