Person Humboldt; Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von (1769 - 1859); naturalist and traveller Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von naturalist and traveller Alexander von Humboldt, Alexander von Humbolt 1769 - 1859 Male Berlin, Germany 14 September 1769 1769 Berlin, Germany 06 May 1859 1859 Burial: Tegel, Berlin, Germany

Natural science Education: Frankfurt-an-der -Oder; Gottingen Career: Visited England with George Forster (FRS 1777) whom he met at Gottingen; worked in a mining department, Upper Franconia; stayed in Paris, then sailed for South America, which he explored (over 5 years); settled in Paris (1804-1827); lecturer in Berlin (1827); travelled through Russia with Ehrenberg (FRS 1837) and Gustav Rose (FRS 1866) (1829); undertook diplomatic missions (1830-1848); held high position in the Prussian court; began to publish 'Kosmos' (1845) Memberships: For Mem GS Younger son of a major in the Prussian army; unmarried Medals and prizes: Copley Medal 1852 Foreign Member 06/04/1815 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DSB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1859-1860 vol 10 pp xxxix-xlii References: James Gabriel O'Hara, 'Gauss and the Royal Society: The Reception of His Ideas on Magnetism in Britain (1832-1842)' in NR 1983-84 vol 38 pp 17-78 K K Schwarz, 'Faraday and Babbage' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp367-381 Notes: In R he is described as Baron Alexander von Humbolt. ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org 14 Sep 1769 - 6 May 1859 NA7984 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/95193235 f9f766c6-9b43-4b34-b02a-94d112b09390