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Rayner says the remark was made during a conversation in the presidentÂ’s office with Baron Alexander von Humboldt, the celebrated naturalist and traveler.
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Baron von Gerolt was an intellectual man and, prior to his career in the United States, his name was much associated with Baron Alexander von Humboldt; but as neither he nor Madame von Gerolt were proficient English scholars when they first arrived they naturally depended upon others for instruction.
As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century Marian Gouverneur
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Chevalier Bunsen and Baron Alexander von Humboldt, augmented the funds of the two travellers by a grant of 1,000 thalers.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 Various
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Among the men of note whom Morse met while he was in Paris was Baron Alexander von Humboldt, the famous traveller and naturalist, who was much attracted towards the artist, and often went to the Louvre to watch him while he was at work, or to wander through the galleries with him, deep in conversation.
Letters and Journals 01 Morse, Samuel F B 1914
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Society, together with Baron Alexander von Humboldt; and before two o'clock he and Lady Montefiore were at Kensington Palace.
Diaries of Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore, Volume I Comprising Their Life and Work as Recorded in Their Diaries From 1812 to 1883 Moses Montefiore 1834
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Baron Alexander von Humboldt was documenting trends in biological diversity before Charles Darwin crystallized the concept of genes.
Cool Hunting 2009
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John Wakefield Francis, M.D. Baron Alexander von Humboldt.
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