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> It's hard to imagine any modern scientist achieving such celebrity, and now, 250 years after his birth, Humboldt himself has largely been forgotten by the gen
by lqet 7y ago
> It's hard to imagine any modern scientist achieving such celebrity, and now, 250 years after his birth, Humboldt himself has largely been forgotten by the general public
This is certainly not true in Germany, where Humboldt is still celebrated. I would say that the only explorer who is more famous here than Humboldt is Darwin.
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- strict9 7y agoIn Chicago one of our grandest parks is named for him, as well as the surrounding neighborhood. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park,_Chicago#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park,_Chicago#History