AdamSmith Posted September 14, 2016 Posted September 14, 2016 Review of what sounds like a riveting new bio of the great, and farsighted, naturalist Von Humboldt: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/2015/10/22/very-great-alexander-von-humboldt/?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NYR FDR Palmyra Humboldt&utm_content=NYR FDR Palmyra Humboldt+CID_ab2301d16d41d31b197a0166c951e597&utm_source=Newsletter&utm_term=The Very Great Alexander von Humboldt Quote
Members MsGuy Posted September 15, 2016 Members Posted September 15, 2016 There is substantial evidence that von Humboldt was gay. Just thought I'd get that out there. AdamSmith 1 Quote
AdamSmith Posted September 15, 2016 Author Posted September 15, 2016 11 hours ago, MsGuy said: There is substantial evidence that von Humboldt was gay. Just thought I'd get that out there. His thing for penguins and all that. Quote
