Alexander von Humboldt

Alexander von Humboldt

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Humboldt's life and travels ? Previous revision Revision as of 10:25, 2 December 2009 Line 35: Line 35: ==Humboldt’s life and travels== ==Humboldt’s life and travels== ===Early life and education=== ===Early life and education=== – Humboldt was born in [[Berlin]] in the [[Margraviate of Brandenburg]]. His father, [[Alexander George von Humboldt]], was a major in the [[Prussian Army]] and belonged to a prominent [[Pomerania]]n family and was rewarded for his services during the [[Seven Years' War]] with the post of Royal [[Chamberlain (office)|Chamberlain]]. He married [[Maria Elizabeth von Colomb]] in 1766, the widow of [[Baron von Holwede]], and they had two sons.

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Humboldt's life and travels ? Previous revision Revision as of 10:25, 2 December 2009 Line 35: Line 35: ==Humboldt’s life and travels== ==Humboldt’s life and travels== ===Early life and education=== ===Early life and education=== – Humboldt was born in [[Berlin]] in the [[Margraviate of Brandenburg]]. His father, [[Alexander George von Humboldt]], was a major in the [[Prussian Army]] and belonged to a prominent [[Pomerania]]n family and was rewarded for his services during the [[Seven Years' War]] with the post of Royal [[Chamberlain (office)|Chamberlain]]. He married [[Maria Elizabeth von Colomb]] in 1766, the widow of [[Baron von Holwede]], and they had two sons.