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Everything is Interrelated: Alexander von Humboldt
(Arts & Culture - UT Arlington and Community)
Everything is Interrelated: Alexander von Humboldt and Our Nineteenth-Century German Connections
United States President Thomas Jefferson once called Berlin-born Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) "the most important scientist whom I have met." Humboldt was the most internationally recognized scientist and explorer of his time. The University of Texas at Arlington Library Special Collections commemorates the 150th anniversary of the death of Alexander von Humboldt, with an exhibit celebrating this remarkable man whose influence dominated United States' exploration and cartography for more than half a century between the time of the Lewis & Clark Expedition and the American Civil War. Exhibit highlights include a rare manuscript copy of Humboldt's map of New Spain, nineteenth-century German hand atlases with thematic maps of the United States, Texas, and Mexico, and printed panoramic views depicting the valley of the Humboldt River in Nevada and the German settlement of New Braunfels in Texas.
Through January 9, 2010.
Special Collections is on the sixth floor of Central Library, 702 Planetarium Place, Arlington, Texas. Hours are Monday 9am to 7pm and Tuesday through Saturday 9am to 5pm. Directions: http://library.uta.edu/spco/spcoDirections.jsp
For more information, contact Erin O'Malley at 817-272-2179 or omalley@uta.edu.
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817-272-2179