Nature's Interpreter: The Life and Times of Alexander Von Humboldt (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780718892319)

Inspired by the life and times of Alexander von Humboldt, 1769-1859, this biography follows Humboldt, who is considered the father of the Natural Sciences and in his day was as well known as Napoleon, and traces his childhood in what was then Prussia, his education at various Universities his training as a mining engineer and how he progressed into the sciences. Duringing the Age of Enlightenment, Humboldt's journey to South America between 1799 and 1804 with Aime Bonpland, changed the course of both their lives and during this period of exploration, they sent back to Paris and Berlin some 6000 samples of new species, minerals and animals. En route the scientists collected a mass of detailed information - cartographical, geological, astronomical, botanical, anthropological and linguistic - that took a life time to decipher.

Author: Donald McCrory
ISBN-10: 0718892313
ISBN-13: 9780718892319
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
Language: English
Published: 11/26/2010
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 04/01/2011 pg. 265