Darwin and Humbolgt. Jubilee essay

The history of mutual relations of eminent naturalists Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and Charles Darwin (1809–1882) is examined. The role of Humboldt's works in formation of Darwin as naturalist and Humboldt's estimation of the first Darwin's scientific works is shown. The histo...

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Main Author: V.I. Melnik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: NAS of Ukraine, M.M. Gryshko National Botanical Garden 2009-09-01
Series:Інтродукція Рослин
Online Access:http://www.plantintroduction.org/index.php/pi/article/view/652
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Summary:The history of mutual relations of eminent naturalists Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) and Charles Darwin (1809–1882) is examined. The role of Humboldt's works in formation of Darwin as naturalist and Humboldt's estimation of the first Darwin's scientific works is shown. The history of formation of scientific artistic genre of literature and notable role of Georg Forster, Alexander von Humboldt and Charles Darwin as classics of this genre are elucidated. Scientific achievements of Humboldt and Darwin in biogeography, physical geography and plant introduction are considered.
ISSN:1605-6574
2663-290X