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Meaning of HUMBOLDT
Pronunciation:
'humbowlt
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Definition:
[n]
German
naturalist
who
explored
Central
and
South
America
and
provided
a
comprehensive
description
of
the
physical
universe
(1769-1859)
[n]
German
philologist
noted
for
his
studies
of
the
relation
between
language
and
culture
(1767-1835)
Websites:
Synonyms:
Baron Alexander von Humboldt
,
Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
,
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
,
Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
See Also:
natural scientist
,
naturalist
,
philologist
,
philologue
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