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Alexander von Humboldt's Life in Weeks

Prussian polymath and explorer whose quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for biogeography. He envisioned nature as a single interconnected living whole.

1769–1859 Prussian Naturalist & Explorer 4,677 weeks (89 years)

Alexander von Humboldt's 4,677 Weeks

Each box represents one week. Lived weeks Key milestones

4,677
Total Weeks
32,739
Days Lived
5
Key Milestones
89
Years

Key Milestones

Age 27 · Week ~1,404

Inherited a fortune and began planning his great scientific expedition

Age 30 · Week ~1,560

Embarked on a five-year expedition through Latin America

Age 33 · Week ~1,716

Climbed Chimborazo, setting an altitude record that stood for 30 years

Age 36 · Week ~1,872

Met Thomas Jefferson and explored the United States

Age 76 · Week ~3,952

Published the first volume of Cosmos, his life's masterwork

Legacy

Explored Latin America extensively and published Cosmos, a monumental work that attempted to unify all branches of scientific knowledge and inspired Darwin, Thoreau, and Muir.

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