Invention of Nature

The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf, Vintage, 2016.

Naturalist

Humbolt was one of the first people to promote ecology, conservation, curiosity, naturalist, respect for indigenous people. He wrote long and detailed books about his explorations. They had a wide impact.

Places in South America He Visited

• Orinoco River in Venezuela

• Lake Valencia in Venezuela

• Chimborazo mountain and Cotopaxi volcano in Ecuador

• Quindio Pass in Colombia

• Rio Magdalena in Colombia

People He Met

• Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (German poet and novelist)

• Simón Bolivar (revolutionary)

• Thomas Jefferson (politician)

• Isambard Kingdom Brunel (English civil engineer)

• William Herschel (astronomer)