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Alexander von Humboldt - Part 6 - Legacy

The Explorers Podcast

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The Influence of Alexander von Humboldt on American Writers, Artists, and Naturalists

This chapter discusses the impact of Alexander von Humboldt on notable figures such as landscape painter Frederick Edwin Church, as well as writers Edgar Allan Poe, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman. It also mentions George Perkins March, who became one of the first environmentalists in the United States after reading Humboldt's works.

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