I am just learning about Alexander Von Humboldt. Wow! I am fascinated and can't understand how I have come this far in life without having heard of him before. Now I am obsessed!
@aadiatportsmouth4 ай бұрын
He is considered to be the founder of modern discipline of geography.
@jjadams7968 ай бұрын
El documental está muy bien hecho, los paisajes y los sonidos te sumergen, alimenta el espíritu y te da paz.
@georgewhitehead81855 жыл бұрын
If we all would go take a walk in Nature, whether it be to the sea, a verdant plane, or a mountain, then sit and note something, learn something...that would be a good thing. To Alexander von Humboldt, who did all of these things, and more...we salute you. Dr. George M. Whitehead who was a Zoology Major when he was 18, and is now a Doctor, at age 74, and still learning from Nature.Thank you, Alexander von Humboldt.
@bekluwe4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Jefferson (third president and founding father of America) once said that Humboldt was the greatest scientist he had the honor to meet. Even Charles Darwin’s work is based on his. In Germany everyone remembers him.
@holyfox942 жыл бұрын
True. There’s no way to visit Berlin without hearing about the brothers Humboldt at every corner.
@Majenye5 жыл бұрын
Great Documentary. Im from Venezuela, and is very inspiring to see this. Love the Guacharo Cave. Amazing place
@Kelvinllovejr Жыл бұрын
So nice to see David Attenborough. I loved all his Planet Earth and the like docs!
@ahmed_shawa5 жыл бұрын
I'm studying educational technology and learning theories and I thought this documentary is about Wilhelm von Humboldt but, and with no regret, I watched the whole video. It was pleasurable and inspiring experience to learn about Alexander von Humboldt.
@sk.rasgania31775 жыл бұрын
I'm a student of geography in india and I can say that Humboldt was a great name in world geography.
@antares37965 жыл бұрын
And he wanted to visit India, the Himalayas and so on ... but the englisch government gave him no permission, because they feared his influence on the people to free themthelves of the english pressure. You can compare it to the situation in south america , that was under the pressure of spain. Would be very interesting to know, what he would have found out about the indian culture, nature , population . It was his great dream to go to asia ...
@aadiatportsmouth4 ай бұрын
@@antares3796 Agree.
@zulfiqarhashim13767 жыл бұрын
What a great man ! We have Humboldt park here in chicago yet no one remembers him, what a shame !
@CONCERTMANchicago6 жыл бұрын
Von Humboldt's name, was worthy of adorning Chicago's most centrally located park, where South side meets North, between Lakefront & suburbs. To teach and remind each generation, that every organism plays its role, adding to the whole. Of a long list of classified species, we today call our ancient locally evolved eco system. As a youth, first learning of his claim to fame. I immediately challenged his assumption. By asking...if man completely eradicated his native Mosquito. What else would be lost to consequences, that man finds beautiful? Illinois native Water Pitcher plant could not survive without Mosquito larvae breaking down captured bugs. I could then imagine Humboldt saying...Scott, isn't the Pitcher plant is one of your favorite species?!? Today when I volunteer as Treekeeper for Earth day 2018 at Chicago's Humboldt park, rest of inhabitants from our cities native Elm-Ash-Cottonwood ecosystem will be there as well. Enjoy!
@bekluwe4 жыл бұрын
In fact more places in the world are named after Humboldt than any other person.
@Brommear3 жыл бұрын
I know a video of this nature is limited, but a mention of his next great expedition to Russia was too much to ask? Thanks form a great video!
@HerpetologoTropical5 жыл бұрын
Alexander von Humbodt left an indelible mark on our Latin American countries. I hope to get the book "Alexander von Humboldt en Colombia" written by Enrique Pérez Arbeláez and sponsored by the Colombian Petroleum Company in 1959.
@siflex5 жыл бұрын
Always a fan. I have a copy of Cosmos from the 1840s!
@giuliafranz93295 жыл бұрын
Where did you get it :'(
@siflex5 жыл бұрын
@@giuliafranz9329 alibris.com .. apparently I lucked out and got them before the recent biographies came out .. they're a lot pricier now!
@HerpetologoTropical5 жыл бұрын
You're a very lucky man.
@koezkoez19394 жыл бұрын
@@giuliafranz9329 hello I have a fist edition of Alexander humboldts Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Years 1799-1804.message me if you are interested
@stevengill17363 жыл бұрын
No ads, thank you!!! From one who is honored to ive in the county bearing his name....
@steven_0036 жыл бұрын
In the German speaking countrys he is still kind of a hero. Almost everyone knowes his name.
@antares37965 жыл бұрын
I think in the spanisch speaking countries in south america he is a hero, they know him better than we in europe ...
@shiroumxm20524 жыл бұрын
here in México too
@shiroumxm20524 жыл бұрын
@@antares3796 and in north Américan spanish speaking countries too, here in México is like a hero, he spent a year here and made a lot of contributions to science
@bekluwe4 жыл бұрын
Shiroumx M Thank you, that you remember the German hero.
@trainsacomin20884 жыл бұрын
I didn't know about him, but now I'm current....thx!
@richardnailhistorical34454 жыл бұрын
I am completely baffled how this guy could travel (basically on his own except for a friend), in wild untamed country, and sketch all these things, take samples, etc. etc....how? where did he get paper from? his pencils? how did he carry all this stuff? how did he carry his money or did he bring American Express checks? To travel all the miles he did is such frontier country? Such a trip today would be onerous not to visualize doing it in 1799?
@aliciarivera52783 жыл бұрын
In the 1800 this world maybe was beautiful, wonderful, !!!!
@markletts20005 жыл бұрын
I'm ashamed to say I'd never heard of him...he was never mentioned at school..I know we're always learning,but shame on our schooling..🇬🇧
@bekluwe4 жыл бұрын
He was such a great explorer. At least in Germany we still remember him. He was the inspiration for Charles Darwin and Thomas Jefferson said that he was the most important scientist he ever meet.
@davidjanson99004 жыл бұрын
Try Alfred Russel Wallace ( British) who came up with the evolutionary theory before Darwin by real field work,sadly neglected by history his work in South America and Malaysia were the breakthrough ,Wallace agreed to let Darwin take all the credit and was sadly forgotten by British historians,however there is a statue in the British museum
@anderslarsen49124 жыл бұрын
Neither did we. I had to learn about him from a Bill Bryson book (which was delightful). School is not a place to learn anything, except how to obey. Learning takes place outside school, on your own initiative.
@sampetrie3403 жыл бұрын
It is my understanding that he was much more famous in the U.S. during his lifetime than he is now. Maybe the conflicts of the twentieth century predisposed each side to focus on its own science heroes. Humboldt in Germany and Austria, and Darwin in the UK and U.S.
@Raydensheraj Жыл бұрын
@@davidjanson9900 Darwin came up with the idea before Wallace....he was working for years on his theory of natural selection....and his ideas were also based on "field work."
@weslleyfernandesgoncalves86617 жыл бұрын
Your channel is great!
@geckosandgumleaves71737 жыл бұрын
Thanks
@GuilleFunes_3 жыл бұрын
Beautiful documentary. The narration and visual edition is great. The songs at 14:33 and 30:40 are amazing. Any way to get more info? artist? Thanks
@no.yes.maybexx3 жыл бұрын
Thanks from Türkiye 🇹🇷🇹🇷🇹🇷
@saharabejarano43542 күн бұрын
Alguien sabe a qué libro se refieren / does anyone know what book they are refering to
@rat_king-8 ай бұрын
when was this documentary made? 25:30 accidentally describes liminal spaces 250years earlier than their naming.
@annarold17095 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this doc.
@abubatatu32416 жыл бұрын
Hagiography rather than biography, but thnks for uploading. His brother seems a much brighter guy, in my opinion
@pedrohertz2 жыл бұрын
very nice doc
@aleyoakenshield53843 жыл бұрын
Humboldt was actually very likely a homosexual. Also, while Darwin did overtake Humboldt, he was far from ruined. He had another great expedition that took him to Russia, and then published his greatest work, the five volumes of "Cosmos" (the final one published posthumously), which were incredibly successful.
@joedonin5 жыл бұрын
Biographics should make a video on him
@varelion5 ай бұрын
Because of one man with the initials A.H. many libraries all over the world enthusiastically collected German books. And because of another man with the same initials these German books were furiously carried out of the libraries and burnt.
@ZombieProdigyUS5 жыл бұрын
Too bad he didnt get to live 1 more year & read Darwin's Origin of Species... /:
@jhonnycaicedo56474 жыл бұрын
Alexander Humboldt was a Theist, while not a religious man, he did believe that the world had been created and many other things dealing with man and God. and the theory that we humans came from apes was already around in his times and Alexander thought that was one of the greatest evils of his time, that theory. So he wouldn't have been very impressed by Darwin's book.
@sampetrie3403 жыл бұрын
@@jhonnycaicedo5647 We can only speculate. But for a man with such an openness to learn from observation, who is not reluctant to break with convention, I think that it is possible that he might have been impressed indeed.
@Exgrmbl4 ай бұрын
@@jhonnycaicedo5647 How does this follow in any way? it doesn't. He didn't buy it because there was no reason to at his time. Things are always not credible until they are, and it took until Darwin to bring that paradigm shift.
@marisaperez73544 жыл бұрын
Subtitles in Spanish, pleaseeeee!!!!
@claudiocesat5 жыл бұрын
Pena que não tem legenda em português
@liveeconomy58825 жыл бұрын
Great geographical scientist
@bekluwe4 жыл бұрын
He was not just a geographical scientist. He was the last universal men.
@Jonathanmm73 жыл бұрын
does anyone have a pdf/ paper on this? I need notes on it but i dont have enough time to watch the whole thing
@solidarityrail25512 жыл бұрын
Noam chomsky brought be here
@Dman9fp6 ай бұрын
22:15- 22:40 It's the same for a lot of Florida, even to this day folks lmao
@alexhoffmann37202 жыл бұрын
sooooo...humboldt was a high level druid class
@Everton_Bruh3 жыл бұрын
Aff, num sei inglês
@mantraboutique14432 жыл бұрын
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@Bluehathiker9 ай бұрын
The British accent is off putting. I mean, really? At the VERY least give him a German accent. 🤦♂️
@tt3569Ай бұрын
Low quality documentary overall.
@exodus47613 жыл бұрын
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@muzwot9603 Жыл бұрын
Say it like it is ... Darwin was total w*nk by comparison.
@whatabouttheearth8 ай бұрын
You're kidding right? Darwin absolutely revolutionized science to a much greater extent than most. Biology, Historical Geology, Paleontology, Ecology, Genetics, Astrobiology would not if gotten off the ground without Darwin's discoveries.