age ~66
from Louisville, KY
Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) was a world traveler, bestselling writer, and versatile researcher, a European salon sensation, and global celebrity. Yet the enormous literary echo he generated has remained largely unexplored. Humboldt inspired generations of authors, from Goethe and Byron to En...
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
480
Publisher
Berghahn Books
ISBN #
0857452657
EAN Code
9780857452658
ISBN #
4
Alexander von Humboldt explored the Spanish Empire on the verge of its collapse (1799–1804). He is the most significant German travel writer and the most important mediator between Europe and the Americas of the nineteenth century. His works integrated knowledge from two dozen domains. Today, he is...
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
364
Publisher
Berghahn Books
ISBN #
0857452665
EAN Code
9780857452665
ISBN #
3
Author
Rex Clark
ISBN #
0919519679