A Metabiography of Alexander von Humboldt

Article in English.The author's recently published monograph on Alexander von Humboldt describes the multiple images of this great cultural icon. The book is a metabiographical study that shows how from the middle of the nineteenth century to the present day Humboldt has served as a nucleus of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nicolaas A. Rupke
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Universität Potsdam 2006-04-01
Series:HiN - Alexander von Humboldt im Netz. Internationale Zeitschrift für Humboldt-Studien
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Online Access:http://www.uni-potsdam.de/u/romanistik/humboldt/hin/hin12/rupke.htm