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BARON FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

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• BARON FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (noun)
The noun BARON FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT has 1 sense:

1. German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)

Familiarity information: BARON FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT used as a noun is very rare.

• BARON FRIEDRICH HEINRICH ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT (noun)

Sense 1

Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Baron Alexander von Humboldt; Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt; Humboldt

Instance hypernyms:

natural scientist; naturalist (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))

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