Alexander von Humboldt
1769 to 1859
8 documented presences
7 places
Quo Fuit places 8 dated presences for Alexander von Humboldt across 7 places, from 1769 to 1804. Each one keeps the sentence it was taken from and a link to its source.
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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14 September 1769exact date
Berlinattested
“Alexander von Humboldt was born in Berlin in Prussia on 14 September 1769.”
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1787year
Viadrina European Universityattested
“Marked for a political career, Alexander studied finance for six months in 1787 at the University of Frankfurt (Oder), which his mother might have chosen less for its academic excellence than its closeness to their home in Berlin.”
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1787year
Berlinattested
“Marked for a political career, Alexander studied finance for six months in 1787 at the University of Frankfurt (Oder), which his mother might have chosen less for its academic excellence than its closeness to their home in Berlin.”
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1791year
Hamburgattested
“With this emphasis, he studied commerce and foreign languages at Hamburg, geology at Freiberg School of Mines in 1791 under A.G.”
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1791year
Freibergattested
“With this emphasis, he studied commerce and foreign languages at Hamburg, geology at Freiberg School of Mines in 1791 under A.G.”
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1792 to 1797period
Viennaattested
“In 1792 and 1797, Humboldt was in Vienna; in 1795 he made a geological and botanical tour through Switzerland and Italy.”
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1792 to 1797period
Switzerlandattested
“In 1792 and 1797, Humboldt was in Vienna; in 1795 he made a geological and botanical tour through Switzerland and Italy.”
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1804year
Parisattested
“Humboldt met the Venezuelan Bolívar himself in 1804 in Paris and spent time with him in Rome.”
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Places Alexander von Humboldt is documented in
Berlin2 presences · 1769 to 1787Hamburg1 presence · 1791Paris1 presence · 1804Switzerland1 presence · 1792Vienna1 presence · 1792
Freiberg1 presence · 1791
Viadrina European University1 presence · 1787
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1720 to 1779period
Pomeraniamentioned
“His father, Alexander Georg von Humboldt (1720–1779), belonged to a prominent German noble family from Pomerania.”
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1777 to 1816period
Chilementioned
“The Bourbon monarchy had already authorized and funded expeditions, with the Botanical Expedition to the Viceroyalty of Peru to Chile and Peru (1777–1788), New Granada (1783–1816), New Spain (Mexico) (1787–1803), and the Malaspina Expedi…”
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1789year
Rhinementioned
“At the University of Göttingen, Humboldt met Steven Jan van Geuns, a Dutch medical student, with whom he travelled to the Rhine in the fall of 1789.”
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25 April 1789exact date
University of Göttingenmentioned
“On 25 April 1789, he matriculated at the University of Göttingen, then known for the lectures of C.”
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1790year
Mainzmentioned
“The following year, 1790, Humboldt returned to Mainz to embark with Forster on a journey to England, Humboldt's first sea voyage, the Netherlands, and France.”
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1790year
Englandmentioned
“The following year, 1790, Humboldt returned to Mainz to embark with Forster on a journey to England, Humboldt's first sea voyage, the Netherlands, and France.”
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1790year
Zócalomentioned
“When he published his Vues des cordillères, he included a color image of the Aztec calendar stone (which had been discovered in 1790 buried in the main plaza of Mexico City), along with select drawings of the Dresden Codex and others he…”
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1792year
Bayreuthmentioned
“Humboldt graduated from the Freiberg School of Mines in 1792 and was appointed to a Prussian government position in the Department of Mines as an inspector in Bayreuth and the Fichtel Mountains.”
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1792year
Freibergmentioned
“Humboldt graduated from the Freiberg School of Mines in 1792 and was appointed to a Prussian government position in the Department of Mines as an inspector in Bayreuth and the Fichtel Mountains.”
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1797year
University of Jenamentioned
“In 1797, Humboldt returned to Jena for three months.”
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1799year
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturalesmentioned
“Before leaving Madrid in 1799, Humboldt and Bonpland visited the Natural History Museum, which held results of Martín Sessé y Lacasta and José Mariano Mociño's botanical expedition to New Spain.”
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5 June 1799exact date
La Coruñamentioned
“Armed with authorization from the King of Spain, Humboldt and Bonpland made haste to sail, taking the ship Pizarro from La Coruña, on 5 June 1799.”
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5 March 1801exact date
Cubamentioned
“Humboldt and Bonpland stayed in Cuba until 5 March 1801, when they left for the mainland of northern South America again, arriving there on 30 March.”
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6 July 1801exact date
Bogotámentioned
“Ascending the swollen stream of the Magdalena River to Honda, they arrived in Bogotá on 6 July 1801, where they met the Spanish botanist José Celestino Mutis, head of the Royal Botanical Expedition to New Granada, staying there until 8 S…”
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6 July 1801exact date
15 February 1803exact date
15 February 1803exact date
April 1803month
1804year
1804year
1804year
1804 to 1829period
7 January 1804exact date
7 January 1804exact date
Documented at the same place, the same year
Ludwig van BeethovenVienna · 1792Leopold II, Holy Roman EmperorVienna · 1792Anton ReichaVienna · 1792George Sandformer 6th arrondissement of Paris · 1804Michel Neyformer 6th arrondissement of Paris · 1804Joseph Marie Jacquardformer 6th arrondissement of Paris · 1804Jean Lannesformer 6th arrondissement of Paris · 1804
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