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Alexander von Humboldt

German naturalist and explorer, an inspiration.

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Also known as Humboldt, Alexander, Alexander von Humboldt

First appearance: I

Alexander von Humboldt shows up with force in I. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Mentioned as a previous authority whose generalizations about Asian mountains Kropotkin eventually found inadequate.
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Alexander von Humboldt first appears in 0024 i.

In I: Mentioned as a previous authority whose generalizations about Asian mountains Kropotkin eventually found inadequate.

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