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Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Online publication date:
March 2011
Print publication year:
2009
First published in:
1860
Online ISBN:
9780511694035
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511694035
Subjects:
Social and Population History, Regional and World History: General Interest, History, Earth and Environmental Science: General Interest
Series:
Cambridge Library Collection - Earth Science
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Book description

Ludmilla Assing, the niece of Varnhagen von Ense, was the editor of this selection of letters from Alexander von Humboldt to her uncle – to who Humboldt had entrusted the preservation of their correspondence – in the period 1827–58. First published in 1860, Letters of Alexander von Humboldt also contains letters from Varnhagen and other distinguished correspondents to Humboldt. Some passages from Varnhagen's diary are also included to supply a vivid commentary on the letters, which present detailed records of Humboldt's life, activity, and habits of thought, and contain materials of unquestionable importance for portraying an accurate picture of his mind and character. The other letters contained in the volume illustrate his worldwide circle of correspondents. This collection was published after the deaths of both Varnhagen and Humboldt. Explanatory notes and a full index of names accompany this authorised translation from the original German.

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