Humboldt: The Scientist Who Inspired Darwin, Challenged Jefferson and Founded the Smithsonian

This docu-drama tells the story of scientist Alexander von Humboldt’s expedition to South America. Surveying this still unknown continent, he discovered that everything in nature is connected in a web of life. He later became a leading scientific figure and champion of the abolitionist movement in the US. The film also follows award-winning historian Andrea Wulf as she travels in Humboldt’s footsteps.

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