# Humboldt — The Voyage of the Beagle character guide

> Humboldt in The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0004-i-st-jago-cape-de-verd-islands

## Who they are

Famed naturalist whose travels inspired Darwin's journey.

## Relationships

### [Sir F. Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/characters/sir_f_head)

_social_

Humboldt and Sir F. Head are intellectual acquaintances, likely corresponding or meeting about geographical topics.

### [Sir F. Head](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/characters/sir_f_head)

_social_

Humboldt and Sir F. Head are intellectual acquaintances, likely corresponding or meeting about geographical topics.

## In the story

### [I: St. Jago—Cape de Verd Islands](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/i-st-jago-cape-de-verd-islands)

Darwin references Humboldt's discussion of a subject connected with a fact observed at Bahia.

### [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_voyage_of_the_beagle_se/chapters/endnotes)

Referenced regarding disease modification in different climates and epidemics in Panama and Callao.

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