Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2016

Publication Title

International Review for Humboldt Studies

Volume

32

Pages

17-26

Abstract

This contribution discusses an hitherto unpublished letter written by Alexander von Humboldt to Thomas Jefferson. The letter offers us an illuminating insight into Humboldt’s personal, political and scientific networks and closes a gap in the correspondence between Humboldt and Jefferson.

Identifier

1617–5239

Comments

Author Posting © Reinhard Andress, 2016. This article is posted here by permission of the author for personal use, not for redistribution. The article was published in the International Review for Humboldt Studies, vol. 10, 2016, http://dx.doi.org/10.18443/229

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