Correspondence, 1779-1815.

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Correspondence, 1779-1815.

Correspondents include C. D. Ebeling, Alexander von Humboldt, and Henry Melchior Muhlenberg.

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Von Humboldt, Alexander, 1769-1859

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Born in Berlin, Germany, and educated at the universities of Frankfurt and Göttingen, Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) was one of the most prominent European figures of his age. His fame largely derived from his scientific expedition in Latin America between 1799 and 1804, which resulted in numerous discoveries, particularly related to physical geography and meteorology. Notably, he spent 1803 in New Spain (present day Mexico) conducting a census of the territory. Source: Alexander von ...

Muhlenberg, Henry Melchior, 1711-1787

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Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the guide to the Henry Muhlenberg correspondence, 1779-1815, 1779-1815, (American Philosophical Society) Henry Muhlenberg (also known as Gotthilf Heinrich Muhlenberg) was a Lutheran clergyman and a botanist. From the guide to the Henry Muhlenberg journals, 1777-1815, 1777-1815, (American Philosophical Society) Lutheran pastor and org...

Ebeling, Christophe Daniel, 1741-1817

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Ebeling was librarian of the Stadtsbibliothek and professor at the University of Hamburg. Part of his personal collection of Americana was bought by Israel Thorndike and presented to Harvard College in 1818. From the description of Papers, ca. 1790-1818. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612369167 English translation by John Eberle. From the description of History of Pennsylvania manuscript, 1682-1702 / By Christophe Daniel Ebeling, translated by John Ebe...

Muhlenberg, Henry, 1753-1815

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Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the description of Observationes botanicae de plantis Americae septentrionalis, 1807-1811. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122380086 From the description of Correspondence, 1779-1815. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122644685 Henry Muhlenberg was a Lutheran clergyman and botanist; he wa...