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Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859) was a Prussian geographer and one of the people who mapped the world. He had a foundational role in establishing geography (Gregory, Johnston, Pratt, Watts, Whatmore, 2009). During those days people like [[Darwin]] and Von Humboldt described the world using dots, lines and shapes. | Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859) was a Prussian geographer and one of the people who mapped the world. He had a foundational role in establishing geography (Gregory, Johnston, Pratt, Watts, Whatmore, 2009). During those days people like [[Darwin]] and Von Humboldt described the world using dots, lines and shapes. | ||
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Revision as of 11:12, 26 October 2012
Alexander von Humboldt (September 14, 1769 – May 6, 1859) was a Prussian geographer and one of the people who mapped the world. He had a foundational role in establishing geography (Gregory, Johnston, Pratt, Watts, Whatmore, 2009). During those days people like Darwin and Von Humboldt described the world using dots, lines and shapes.
References
Gregory, D., Johnston, R., Pratt, G., Watts, M.J. & Whatmore, S. (2009) The dictionary of human geography. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell
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