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HUMBOLDT
(Alexander, Baron von, 1769-1859, Naturalist and Traveller)
Signature with some text in French from the end of an Autograph Letter Signed
with the subscription in his characteristic upward sloping hand, your very humble and obedient servant, 4 x 2½, no place, no date,
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Humboldt was one of the greatest scientists of the first half of the 19th century, and a pioneer in many fields, including the climate and ecology. From 1830 he was employed by Friedrich Wilhelm III as a special envoy to France, frequently travelling between Paris and Berlin.
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