Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun baron_alexander_von_humboldt

1 sense of baron alexander von humboldt

Sense 1
Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt -- (German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859))
       INSTANCE OF=> naturalist, natural scientist -- (a biologist knowledgeable about natural history (especially botany and zoology))