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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | Alexander von Humboldt and North America |
| Journal Title | Bulletin of the German Historical Institute |
| Date of Publication | Fall 2004 |
| Issue ID | 35 |
| Location in Work | 200-206 |
| ISSN | 1048-9134 |
| Abstract | Reports on a conference that commemorated the three week visit to North America in 1804, where he was honored at the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia and met President Thomas Jefferson in Washington. Sessions at the conference concerned "Popular Culture, Politics, and Networks"; the role of Humboldtian ideas in mapping the North American continent; "Humboldt and the Habitability of Canada's Great Northwest"; "Humboldt, Exploration, and Environmental Thought in Nineteenth-Century America"; "Humboldt, Art, and Culture"; and an examination of Humboldt's view of Latin America in light of recent critiques of colonialism and imperialism. |
| Notes | Conference at the GHI, June 3-5, 2004 |
| Call Number | MKI Periodicals |
| MKI Terms | Germans/ Travel/ Science/ Geography/ 19th century |