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A Short Letter By Humboldt To Jefferson, Reinhard Andress
A Short Letter By Humboldt To Jefferson, Reinhard Andress
Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works
At the tail end of his monumental trip of exploration and scientific discovery through Latin America from 1799 to 1804, the German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt visited President Thomas Jefferson in Washington. United by their common interests in the Enlightenment, they began a correspondence that endured until 1825. This contribution discusses a letter of 1811 by Humboldt to the former president, hitherto unpublished in English. Aside from closing a gap in their correspondence, the letter, although short, offers an illuminating insight into Humboldt’s personal, political, and scientific networks, which included such figures as Abbé José Correia da Serra and Joel …
Ein Unveröffentlichter Brief Alexander Von Humboldts An Den Buchhändler Jean-Georges Treuttel, Reinhard Andress
Ein Unveröffentlichter Brief Alexander Von Humboldts An Den Buchhändler Jean-Georges Treuttel, Reinhard Andress
Modern Languages and Literatures: Faculty Publications and Other Works
The holdings of the Lilly Library (Indiana University) contain a short, unpublished letter written by Alexander von Humboldt to the bookseller and au thor, Jean-Georges Treuttel. This article attempts to establish the historical-bibliographical context of the letter and to position it in Humboldt’s scientific work.