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“People often say that I’m curious about too many things at once…
But can you really forbid a man from harbouring a desire
to know and embrace everything that surrounds him?”
“Our imagination is struck only by what is great;
but the lover of natural philosophy
should reflect equally on little things.”
Alexander von Humboldt
Goldberg Variations: Aria by J. S. Bach, played by Igor Levit (courtesy of Findebaran):
Alexander von Humboldt (1769 – 1859), is called ‘the great lost scientist’ for good reason. There are towns, rivers, mountain ranges, the Humboldt Current that runs along the coast of Chile and Peru, dozens of monuments, parks, and mountains in Latin America including Sierra Humboldt in Mexico and Pico Humboldt in Venezuela, a town in Argentina, a river in Brazil, a geyser in Ecuador, a bay in Colombia, then a Kap Humboldt and Humboldt Glacier in Greenland, a mountain range in northern China, South Africa, New Zealand and Antarctica, also rivers and waterfalls in Tasmania and New Zealand, as well as parks in Germany and Rue Alexandre de Humboldt in Paris, also in North America alone four counties, thirteen towns, mountains, bays, lakes and a river, the Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California and Humboldt Parks in Chicago and Buffalo, also almost 300 plants including the Californian Humboldt lily, and and more than 100 animals, including the South American penguin and the six-foot ferocious Humboldt squid, also several minerals like Humboldtit and Humboldtin, as well as an area on the moon called ‘Mare Humboldtianum’ – all named after him. To this day many German-speaking schools across Latin America hold a biannual athletic competition called Juegos Humboldt – Humboldt Games.
“The Ecstasy of Gold” by Ennio Morricone, played by Hauser:
Introducing Alexander von Humboldt:
Below is the Paracas coastline in Peru:
Below is Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California:
Experience the magic of Redwood National Park (courtesy of National Geographic):
One man’s mission to revive the last Redwood Forests:
Below are Humboldt Falls in Milford Sound, New Zealand:
Waterfalls in Milford Sound (courtesy of bellamoonnature):
As early as 1800, Humboldt predicted human-induced climate change and his contemporaries called him ‘the greatest man since Deluge’; he really influenced the way we see nature today. He provided proof that nothing exists in isolation; he found connections everywhere and demolished the view of the tunnel vision where a plant, a tree or a forest are all examined as individual cases, unrelated to each other.
“Everything is interaction”, part 7 of “On the Humboldt Trail”:
Humboldt was the first to notice and explain the forest’s ability to enrich the atmosphere with moisture and its temperature lowering effect, as well as its importance for retaining water and protecting against soil erosion.
Coastal redwoods of California (courtesy of Craig Philpott):
The two pictures below are of Humboldt National Park in Cuba:
Humboldt’s intellect and his prolific writing influenced many thinkers, artists, and scientists, including Charles Darwin, who wrote: ‘nothing ever stimulated my zeal so much as reading Humboldt’s ‘Personal Narrative’, and that ‘he would not have boarded the Beagle, nor conceived of the Origin of Species, without Humboldt.’ Thomas Jefferson called Humboldt ‘one of the greatest ornaments of the age’. The great poets, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge put Humboldt’s concept of nature in their poems. Henry David Thoreau, the most loved and respected of America’s nature writers found an answer to his dilemma of how to be a poet and naturalist in one. Simon Bolivar, who liberated South America from Spanish colonial rule, called Humboldt the ‘discoverer of the New World’. Germany’s greatest poet, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, wrote that spending a few days in Humboldt’s company was like ‘having lived several years.’
Below is a portrait of Simon Bolivar, liberator of South America:
Andrea Wulf, the renowned Humboldt biographer, wrote: ‘ We are shaped by the past. Nicolaus Copernicus showed us our place in the universe, Isaac Newton explained the laws of nature, Thomas Jefferson gave us the concept of liberty and democracy, and Charles Darwin proved that all species descend from common ancestors. These ideas define our relationship to the world. Humboldt gave us our concept of nature itself.’
Here, I have to express my profound admiration and respect for Andrea Wulf and her extraordinary, unique approach to writing a biography of a giant of science, Alexander von Humboldt. Where most biographers would read all the papers, notes, letters and books relevant and stored in the libraries of the big cities, Andrea had done all that, but then she has religiously followed in the dangerous footsteps of the explorer. She climbed the living volcanos, sailed across the oceans, hiked in Yosemite, travelled in the rainforest in Venezuela, listening to the strange bellowing cry of howler monkeys.
The sounds of wild howler monkeys (courtesy of CostaRicaColor):
On Chimborazo, the mountain that had been so important to Humboldt’s vision of nature, she crawled to the top of a few centimetres wide ridge, with steep precipices on both sides, and after getting to the top, she suffered the same lack of oxygen, that Humboldt did, and found the air so thin that her legs felt leaden and seemingly detached from her body. Her quest was to restore Humboldt to his ‘rightful place in the pantheon of nature and science’. I don’t know of any other biographer who would willingly risk her/his life in the process of doing so, and I can only bow in admiration. She is also an acclaimed writer of several books and her sophisticated and elegant writing adds greatly to the pleasure of following the adventures of Alexander von Humboldt.
Here Andrea Wulf discusses her book:
Andrea Wulf’s heroic efforts to bring back to us the lost hero of sciences made me wish to spread the word about this remarkable man too. My blog has been read in 168 countries worldwide, from Canada to New Zealand, from South Africa to Argentina, across Russia, China, Hong Kong, the United States, India to Malaysia, Philipines, Japan, Indonesia and Nepal, Afghanistan, Guyana, Singapore, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Armenia and several European countries, including Great Britain, also the United Arab Emirates and Nigeria, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Albania, Algeria, Morocco, Thailand, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Turkey, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Brazil, South Korea, Venezuela, Paraguay, Tunisia, Iraq, Colombia, Oman, Georgia, Maldives, Myanmar (Burma), and many more (statistics provided by WordPress), and perhaps it would be useful, was my thought, if I were to write about this great man, based on Andrea’s fascinating biography ‘The Invention of Nature’. I feel that I can write about the geographical extent of my blog because I am not selling anything and don’t have adverts benefiting me in any way. I should add here that I don’t think that so many people read my blog because my writing is so interesting, but because I write ABOUT interesting people, events or plants and animals. Otherwise, I would be labouring under a delusion, so well described by Oscar Wilde, who quipped: ‘I am so clever that sometimes I don’t understand a single word of what I am saying’.
Here is a map of the world, provided by WordPress, showing in purple all the countries where some people have read my blog:
The facts about the beginning of Alexander von Humboldt’s life are as interesting as they are complex. He was born into a wealthy aristocratic Prussian family in 1769, at Tegel, a country estate ten miles from Berlin. Alexander was nine when his much-adored father died suddenly. From then on, Alexander and his older brother, Wilhelm were left in the care of the excellent tutors, as their mother never showed the boys any affection. Fortunately, she provided them with the best education by teachers who would instil in them a love of truth, liberty and knowledge. From a very young age, Alexander would take every opportunity to explore the countryside around the estate, when not confined in the classroom, collecting plants and rocks. He found nature calming and soothing, after hours spent poring over Latin, maths and languages. The time he was born into was called the Enlightenment. Those were times of global changes, revolutions, expansions, industrial developments. The publishing, opening of the new universities and libraries raised the level of literacy. The great thinkers and inventors were providing ways of harnessing nature, among them Voltaire, Benjamin Franklin, and Isaac Newton. The Humboldt brothers, now grown up, joined Berlin’s intellectual circles. They both studied at various universities in preparation for becoming civil servants as their mother insisted, but Alexander dreamed of distant travels, of filling the gaps on world maps and collecting exotic plants. A chance meeting with a crew member of one of Captain Cook’s ships resulted in a few months tour abroad, and after wanderlust won, Alexander would never become a civil servant, much to his mother’s displeasure.
Below is Humboldt in later life in his library:
Adagio For Violin and Orchestra in E Major, K.261, by Mozart, played by Daniel Hope and the Zurich Chamber Orchestra:
In the late eighteenth century, scientific dogmas about nature began to change. Humboldt’s passionate goal at that time was to undo what he called the ‘Gordian knot of the process of life.’ It was during a visit to his brother, who was now married and had settled 150 miles from Berlin in a small place, Jena, fifteen miles away from Weimar, the state capital, and the home of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, that Humboldt met Germany’s greatest poet. A young man, Alexander, ignited in Goethe a spark that was missing in the then middle-aged Goethe’s life. They discussed their ideas about nature and walked and dined together, and conducted experiments. One of their contemporaries said that in Weimar ‘the brightest minds came together like the sunrays in a magnifying glass.’
The picture below shows a discussion between Schiller, Goethe and the two Humboldt brothers in Weimar:
Knowing Goethe only for his literary achievements, I could now understand his answer, when asked ‘why are we here?’ – ‘I am here to wonder.’ I wrote about this in my post ‘I am here to wonder’ as urbanisation and technology (read computer games) have disconnected many people from nature. Reading Andrea’s biography enlightened me about Goethe’s work as a scientist who was fascinated by the formation of the earth and botany. He also worked on comparative anatomy and optics. In the young Alexander, he found a stimulating partner who would make him ‘dizzy with ideas’. His writing of Faust coincided with Humboldt’s visits and it reflected his relentless striving for knowledge. Knowing Goethe affected Humboldt profoundly and showed him a new way of looking at nature. I was delighted to learn that Goethe was also a passionate, professional gardener. At that time Humboldt’s mother died and finally, at twenty-seven, he was ready and financially able to begin his travels and the search of his destiny.
“Passaggio” by Ludovico Einaudi, performed by Daniel Hope and Jacques Ammon:
Having bought all the latest instruments he would need to measure, map and see things in the distance, Humboldt embarked on the frigate ‘Pizarro’ that was waiting for him in Spain. As they sailed towards the tropics, his excitement increasingly grew. He tested his instruments, measured the height of the sun, and examined the fish, jellyfish, seaweed and birds. When one night the sea seemed to be on fire with phosphorescence, he wrote in his diary that it was like ‘edible liquid full of organic particles.’
This bioluminescence is similar to what von Humboldt may have seen (courtesy of Filippo Rivetti):
They stopped briefly in Tenerife, and he rushed ashore to climb the first mountain outside Europe, the volcano Pico del Teide. After climbing 12,000 feet to its peak, his face was frozen but his feet were burning from the hot volcanic ground. The journey continued and when he saw the Southern Cross, he wrote that he had achieved the dreams of his ‘earliest youth’. Forty-one days after leaving Spain, he saw the first sight of the New World, Venezuela. South America at that time was in Spanish hands and governed with absolute rule. Humboldt knew that despite having a passport issued by the king of Spain, he could have serious problems unless he managed to inspire an interest in those who were in charge of the colonies. For a moment he enjoyed the tropical scenery, everything new and spectacular. It was to be the beginning of a new life, and the five years spent there would change him from ‘ a curious and talented young man into the most extraordinary scientist of his age.’
Over the next few months, Humboldt, his assistant and a manservant moved along towards the tropical jungle to find if two major rivers, Orinoco and Amazon were connected, as he suspected. It was here his observations lead him to write: ‘When forests are destroyed, as they are everywhere in America by the European planters, with impudent precipitation, the springs are entirely dried up, or become less abundant. The beds of the rivers, remaining dry during the part of the year, are converted into torrents, whenever great rains fall on the heights. The sward and moss disappearing with the brush-wood from the sides of the mountains, the waters falling in rain are no longer impeded in their course: and instead of slowly augmenting the level of the rivers by progressive filtration, they furrow during heavy showers the side of the hills, bear down the loosened soil, and form those sudden inundations, that devastate the country.’
“Gabriel’s Oboe” from “The Mission” by Ennio Morricone:
As I have described Andrea’s efforts to follow in Humboldt’s footsteps as he explored the world, I will only add the interesting fact – one hundred years after Humboldt’s death, in 1869, Alexander Humboldt’s centennial was celebrated across the world. There were parties, celebrations, and monuments unveiling from one end of the globe to another. Andrea’s quest to restore the memory of this greatest of scientists will no doubt be successful.
By way of a concluding tribute, an excerpt from “Forests” by Louie Schwartzberg (courtesy of Colin Farish):
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Great work, Joanna. This is the first time I have heard of Alexander von Humboldt.
Very interesting. Now I can understand his contribution. You have presented vast information on his findings and work.
His findings and observations were published in numerous volumes, including the multi-volume work “Kosmos,” which attempted to present a unified view of the physical world.
Humboldt was a strong advocate for the abolition of slavery and a proponent of human rights.
Alexander von Humboldt’s contributions to science and his pioneering approach to the study of nature are exemplary.
It’s wonderful to hear about the global celebration and recognition of Alexander von Humboldt’s centennial in 1869.
Indeed, he was a visionary explorer and scientist whose insatiable curiosity reshaped our understanding of the natural world. His holistic approach to science, emphasizing interconnectedness, paved the way for modern environmentalism. Humboldt’s legacy is a testament to the power of curiosity and the enduring impact of a life dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge.
Your presentation is awesome and excellent. Awe-inspiring one each time you post one.
Best wishes, Joanna.
Have a great time.
Regards.
Arun.
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Thank you so much, Arun, for your wonderful comment and additional information. As always, your intellect is to the fore, and your words are greatly appreciated!
Joanna
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This is another informative post and may be the best of all your posts I have read. The way you combine words, music, and images is impressive. Keep on keeping on.
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Thank you, Kenne, for your wonderful comments! As I intend to publish many more there might be some that will impress you even more!
Lets wait and see! And yes, I will write as long as I have readers like you, Kenne! Your praise is greatly appreciated!
Joanna
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WOW Joanna, I never knew about Alexander von Humboldt and what an amazing scientist he was. I also never knew about the depth and scope of his influence on so many other notable people in history. It’s interesting how Johann Wolfgang von Goethe influenced Humboldt.
This is such an informative introduction of Humboldt to those of us who never knew of his work and his mission. You did an outstanding job with this post Joanna. This is truly another teachable moment for me. Thank you for sharing my friend. 🤗💖😘
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Thank you so much for your lovely words. Regards. 🙏😊
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Thank you again, Arun!
Joanna
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Thank you, dear Kym, for your wonderful comments! I am more than happy that you found my post and Alexander Von Humboldt biography of interest. I believe that his achievements warranty the writing as much as possible about him, the way his biographer did!
Thank you again, Kym, your praise is deeply appreciated!
Joanna x
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Dearest Joanna. Your great efforts of creating such an amazing articles about nature and related information is commendable and wonderful. I love and feel the peace while exploring the breath taking pictures and videos you share here.
Nature is a loving wonder of life, an intricate dance of ecosystems and a source of boundless inspiration. It’s a reminder of how we are inter connected with all living beings and a sanctuary for reflection and renewal.
When we immerse ourselves in nature, we unlock the secrets of the universe and find solace in it’s beauty. Humboldt’s legacy in “The Invention of Nature” underscores the importance of cherishing and protecting this priceless gift for future generations to explore, learn from and appreciate.
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Thank you, Dearest Suma, for your wonderful comments! I love the way your pick up the essence of Humboldt thoughts.
You are simply great and cherished reader!!
Thank you again, Suma, your words are greatly appreciated!
Joanna xx
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It’s a true pleasure to read and learn from your writings Joanna. Lots of love and respect. ❤
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Thank you, Suma, for lifting my spirit!
Joanna x
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And thank you for sharing such a timely and educational topic of discussion. Much appreciated Joanna, and I also appreciate your attention to detail. Bravo on your research! 😍👏🏼🥰💖😘
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Thank you, Kym, again for your kindness! More interesting posts will follow!
Joanna xx
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Humboldt felt like somebody close Joanna, may be because you both found each other in nature. And that flow could be felt while reading this extraordinary essay on someone who has been as big as whole bright moon.
Like us readers finding through your words, a life that each one needs. Filled with explorations and mysteries.
It is such a beautifully written essay that we never feel we are made to read somebody extraordinary. Andreas search for wonder must have lead him to this scientist. But on the way, it wasn’t just the wonder she found but probably the deepest answers to life.
Thank you for such riveting Essay. You know it churns me like sugar in milk.
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You’re welcome Joanna and I look forward to reading your futurre posts. Take care! 🥰💖🤗
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Thank you, Kym, you are very kind!
Joanna x
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What a rich and enlightening post, Joanna! I can’t imagine how much time you devoted to this clear labor of love.
I was struck by the thought that Humboldt presented us with a great gift that the world ignored for too long (and too many still do): he saw climate change as human-induced.
That video of the forests meshed with the Goldberg Variations was worth hours of mindful meditation to me.
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Oh my dear Joanna, it’s my pleasure as always my friend. 😍💖🥰
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Thank you, Narayan, for such a generous comments! I was just writing an e-mail to you, and didn’t know you have commented.
Your last post didn’t reach me, and so I only read it by looking at your
posts displayed on your “I like your post” mail. Perhaps I was omitted by mistake?
You have written accurately that it is the deep love of nature that connect me with Humboldt, and my admiration for his extraordinary achievements. It is only a few hours after my publication but already one reader wrote that he thinks that this could be the best post of mine he read. I think, I I might surprise him in the future.
Thank you, Narayan, again, and your words are greatly appreciated!
As always, your turn of phrase, the one about milk and sugar, is amusing and memorable. Thank you!
Joanna
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Thank you, Kym, again, you are very kind!
Joanna x
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I love how you encapsulated this post with such great stories that truly brought it to life💕
Bravo on a great post. Impressive, Humboldt’s amazing accolades. What a great man and a great tribute to him, Joanna! He truly was a legend of his time! Thanks for sharing this!
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Thank you, Annie, for your wonderful comments!
As I always, I have to stress that writing about extraordinary people is a privilege and pleasure, and I love do in it!
Yes, you are right, Humboldt was a visionary as only a few people in thousands of years of humanity were, and how he could see ahead of his time is a mystery, as much as how Leonardo da Vinci was born so talented in so many ways…
I can only express my respect for Humboldt genius!
Thank you, Annie, again, your words are greatly appreciated!
Joanna
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Thank you, Cindy, for your wonderful comments! I am happy that you liked everything as it is important to me that my readers are interested and looking forward to the next one.
I greatly appreciate your kind words!
Joanna
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Thank you for this Joanna! I wish Andrea Wulf great success with her book because of the incredible effort she put into it but principally because this man should be celebrated around the planet. Incredible that I have known the name yet never knew anything about a man so very extraordinary. Why could we not have taken note of the warnings he gave and avoided so much ecological disaster? Because there was money to be made. Humboldt’s writings no doubt were “inconvenient”. How horrified he would be if he could see the planet today. There are many who do good work, cleaning up and protecting what they can but against so much opposition. I was so happy to watch the piece about the man who is restoring the Redwoods. I see that he reveres those trees. As we all should. There is something profoundly sad about the sight of a falling tree. As Humboldt said everything is connected. To harm one is to harm all. Brilliant piece Joanna. Thank you so much!
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You’re most welcome Joanna! Your posts are always a wealth of knowledge and enjoyed by your readers💞
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Thank you, Carolyn, for your wonderful and insightful comments!
Yes, you are right, Humboldt would be horrified to see what have we done with the only planet we have! I love the book about Humboldt as it is a masterpiece of biographical writing. Despite so many challenges, I do hope for a happy ending, and I would not like the bugs you don’t like so much, to inherit the Earth.
Thank you, Carolyn, again, your words, as always, are deeply appreciated!!
Joanna
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Thank you, Cindy, you are so very kind!!
Joanna x
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💗💗 honet feedback
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Thank you!
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Another stupendous post Joanna. Although I knew about the Humboldt brothers I didn’t know much about them apart from the fact that Wilhelm founded Berlin’s Humboldt University. Alexander definitely sounds like my sort of person with his explorations and love of nature. Your videos and music once again bring your fantastic information alive to an obviously appreciative audience, which includes me. Thanks again for producing yet another gem.
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Thank you, Malc, for your wonderful comments! It is difficult to fully appreciate the enormity of Humboldt achievements and his visionary thoughts about the future of our planet. Thank you for your additional comment, and I will attend to this as soon as I can.
Your kind thoughts are greatly appreciated!
Joanna
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I always look forward to your posts Joanna. So much goes into them, I know.
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Thank you, Malc, you are very kind!
Joanna
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Omitted?? It cannot happen.
May be the reader needed that post to rejuvenate his interest on that day. Like you already posses a habit of outdoing yourself with each passing week; you certainly will.
Thank you Joanna.
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Thank you, Narayan, but it is a shame as I did like your post but couldn’t comment as it was not posted to me.
Interesting news about the G20 Sumit in Delhi, with our PM Rishi Sunak attending.
Thank you.
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Those pictures, videos and text are so rich and beautiful 😊
Thank you!
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Thank you, Rosie, for your lovely comment! Your words are greatly appreciated!
Joanna
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Dear Joanna, your post about Alexander von Humboldt, the remarkable visionary and polymath, is greatly appreciated. He approached the study of nature scientifically and foresaw human-induced climate change as early as 1800, a phenomenon we now experience. In light of this, “The Invention of Nature,” a biography of this naturalist, holds even greater importance now. Exploring both his personal and professional life is truly fascinating, especially his inspirational expedition to South America and his introduction of the term “cosmography.”
I also appreciate his assertion that nothing exists in isolation as everything is inter-related in the nature. You have rightly said that he was a great lost scientist. It’s worth noting that many remain unaware of accomplishments of ancient Indian scientists, and even in recent times, individuals like Shankar Bhisey, GD Naidu, Anna Mani, ND Kapany, and Nautam Bhatt are not widely recognized. I concur with you what you said about role and contribution of Andrea Wulf in this regard.
Now a word about the global footprint of your blog, which extends to 168 countries. This extensive reach is well-earned, thanks to your engaging content featuring fascinating insights into both famous and lesser-known figures, complemented and supplemented by captivating visuals, videos, and music.
While many of us discover solace and tranquility in nature, I can sense the immense joy you must have experienced as a nature lover while composing this piece. The quote from Oscar Wilde that you’ve shared is truly impressive. Your continued enlightening of readers like me this week too is greatly appreciated.
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Thank you, Joanna, for this extraordinary post! I found it fascinating and beautiful in every respect. As always, I learned a lot and enjoyed great music. I particularly loved the videos of waterfalls.
When I was young and learning about the Renaissance, I decided to become a renaissance woman. It took a little while to learn that the world is now too complex to know everything. I am sure that was also the case in the eighteenth century, but Humbolt came inspiringly close!
All the best,
Cheryl
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Thank you, Dear Kaushal, for your wonderful and analytical comments! You have highlighted all the points that made Alexander Von Humboldt so unique. The beautiful comments I received are proof how important is to write about special people as their words touch readers hearts. As you know, Kaushal, I love your posts because you too strive to introduce to your readers the outstanding people and events. Your latest introduction to the women involved in India’s historical achievement of successfully landing a spacecraft on the moon, elated me on learning something so important!
Thank you again, Kaushal, and your praise is deeply appreciated!
Joanna
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Thank you, Cheryl, for your wonderful comments! I think you are
a Renaissance woman with all the accomplishments to your name!
I greatly appreciate, Cheryl, your time and thoughts so eloquently expressed!
Joanna
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Thank you, JoAnna for your generous comment. Just because something is impossible doesn’t mean we should stop trying to achieve it! Your posts are part of that quest!
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Thanks…never heard of Humboldt…this is so amazing
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Thank you for your kind comment. Yes, it is amazing achievement by a man living a long time ago!
Please, share my post with your clever girls. Thank you!
Joanna
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Thank you, Cheryl, for your interesting and kind comment!
Joanna
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A fascinating read, Joanna, about an amazing human being! Reading it is a great way to start the weekend! 💌💐🙋♂️
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It’s my pleasure, Joanna. You’re always welcome. Thank you for your loving and inspiring words that mean the world to me.
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Thank you, and you are more than welcome!
Joanna
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