Life of Alexander Von Humboldt, Vol. 1 of 2: Compiled in Commemoration of the Centenary of His Birth (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Julius Löwenberg

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ISBN 10: 1332166180 ISBN 13: 9781332166183

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

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Excerpt from Life of Alexander Von Humboldt, Vol. 1 of 2: Compiled in Commemoration of the Centenary of His Birth

The need experienced in Germany of an adequate biography of Alexander von Humboldt has perhaps been felt with scarcely less urgency in this country: and there is therefore every reason to hope that this attempt to place before the world in a true light the life and labours of the Author of Cosmos,' will meet in England with a welcome no less cordial than that which has been granted to the work in its original form.

In preparing this biography for English readers, it has been deemed advisable to omit the third volume, devoted to a critical investigation of Humboldt's scientific labours, since these are given with sufficient minuteness for the general reader in the biographical portion; nor has it been thought desirable to include the last'. Section of the second volume, consisting of an elaborate catalogue of his voluminous works. With these exceptions, the omissions consist only of official documents and some passages of purely local interest.

In rendering quotations from Faust,' the translators have followed the metrical version of Mr. Bayard Taylor. The thermometric readings are given according to Fahrenheit's scale. The notes within brackets have been added by the translators.

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Excerpt from Life of Alexander Von Humboldt, Vol. 1 of 2: Compiled in Commemoration of the Centenary of His Birth When, on May 6, 1859, Alexander von Humboldt closed his eyes in death, in the ninetieth year of his age, the numerous eulogies, biographical notices, and sketches of character that appeared in periodicals of every description, both in his own country and in foreign lands, afforded striking evidence of the universal recognition of his genius, and of the unanimous acknowledgment of the influence he had exerted on the advancement of science during the present century. Many attempts have already been made to record the life of this illustrious man, and trace the process of development of his master mind. A skeleton biography was furnished by Humboldt, in the year 1850, at the request of the editor, for Brockhaus' 'Conversations-Lexikon.' An abridgment of this biography appeared in the tenth edition of that work, while the original article was published entire in the eighth volume of the periodical entitled 'Die Gegenwart' (1853). A biographical memoir, compiled, however, with no direct references to authorities, nor even with much acquaintance with scientific subjects, was brought out by H. Klencke in 1851, and in 1859 W. F. A. Zimmermann published his 'Humboldtbuch.' In addition, fragmentary portions of his biography have appeared in various forms. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve th

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• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1332166180
• ISBN 13: 9781332166183
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 444