Humboldtian

Adjective

Meaning

Humboldtian (comparative more Humboldtian, superlative most Humboldtian)

Of or relating to Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859), Prussian geographer, naturalist and explorer.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Boas: error Boas' student Edward Sapir reached back to the Humboldtian idea that languages contained the key to understanding the world views of peoples. Source: Internet

Humboldtian science refers to the early 19th century approach of combining scientific field work with the age of Romanticism sensitivity, ethics and aesthetic ideals. Source: Internet

Historians working in the Humboldtian tradition developed ideas that would become central in Boasian anthropology. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Humboldt River Ranch Humboldt squid Humboldt's flying squirrel humboldtilite humboldtine humboltilite