Nature is a living whole, not a dead aggregate.Alexander von Humboldt
In this great chain of causes and effects, no single fact can be considered in isolation.Alexander von Humboldt
With an rucksack on his back, Humboldt began his vast and epic journey through Latin America.Andrea Wulf
While others saw conquest, he saw connection.Andrea Wulf
Humboldt revolutionized the way we see the natural world. He found connections everywhere.Andrea Wulf
Nothing, not even the smallest organism, was looked at on its own.Alexander von Humboldt
He was the first to praise the beauty of the tropical forests; to him we owe the idea of a web of life.Andrea Wulf
Humboldt's science, infused with his love of nature, was not cold, hard fact, but a warm, incandescent vision.Andrea Wulf
Humboldt was the last polymath in a scientific world which, by the end of his life, had become increasingly specialized.Andrea Wulf
Nature must be experienced through feeling.Alexander von Humboldt