# sciart botany humboldt otd berlin

14 September 2019 marked the 250th anniversary of the birth of renowned Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt who commissioned this fine illustration of Musa sativa by French botanist and artist P.J.F.Turpin (1775-1840)

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2019-09-18

Pioneer of environmentalism: happy 250th birthday, Alexander von Born in 1769 in the fearless explorer, geographer & naturalist saw nature as a web of life & anticipated human-induced climate change more than 200 years ago.

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2019-09-15