Humboldt-friedrich-heinrich-alexander-von definition

German scientist whose expeditions to Latin America (1799–1804) and Siberia (1829) greatly advanced the fields of ecology, geology, and meteorology.

German naturalist and writer who explored South America, Cuba, and Mexico (1799–1804) and recorded a wide range of species, particularly plants, and attempted to explain their geographic distribution with respect to their environment. His work laid the foundation the science of ecology.