Posts Tagged ‘Ecuador expedition’
The Day Nature Lost Its Most Devoted Scholar: Remembering Alexander Von Humboldt
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. May 5, 1859 On this day, the illustrious Alexander Von Humboldt departed this mortal coil at the dignified age of 89. One cannot help but note when the botanical world lost one of…
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