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Qualifier: overlooked today. Historically he was an enormous figure in the sciences, and many things are named after him. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Cat
by glup 7y ago
Qualifier: overlooked today. Historically he was an enormous figure in the sciences, and many things are named after him. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Things_named_after_Alexander_von_Humboldt https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Things_named_aft...
- kevinmchugh 7y agoThe linked biography claims that more places are named after von Humboldt than any other person ever. I don't know how that's quantified, and am surprised that it's not some royalty or religious figure