Humboldt
Americannoun
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Friedrich Heinrich Alexander Baron von 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
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his brother (Karl) Wilhelm Baron von, 1767–1835, German philologist and diplomat.
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a town in NW Tennessee.
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a river in NE Nevada, flowing W and SW to the Humboldt Sink. 290 miles (467 km) long.
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Baron ( Friedrich Heinrich ) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769–1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799–1804). In Kosmos (1845–62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
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his brother, Baron ( Karl ) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1835, German philologist and educational reformer
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Humboldt seemed to have little chance after Terry Lovinger, a prominent California owner and breeder, spoke.
From Los Angeles Times
Residents were able to stroke and hold the Humboldt penguins as part of an animal-assisted therapy exercise.
From BBC
He immersed himself in the natural world and befriended the pioneering German environmentalist, Alexander von Humboldt.
From Los Angeles Times
As a player, Manyweather played Division Two college football for Humboldt State University in California, but it is his career as a coach that has made him a name.
From BBC
The foundation grabbed the national spotlight in 1989 when it went after two large paper mills in Humboldt Bay that were discharging toxic wastewater into an excellent surfspot in Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times
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