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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you so much

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Sep 16

I do spy it!

Michael D. Barton @darwinsbulldog.bsky.social · Sep 9

A surprise gift in the mail today: this 1000-piece Charles Darwin puzzle. Thank you, friend!

(Do you spy books by @andreawulf.bsky.social and @catherinemcneur.bsky.social also?)

A puzzle of Charles Darwin's voyage on HMS Beagle sits on a shelf of books by and about Darwin, with a Darwin monkey statue on its left side and a bobblehead of a young Darwin on its right side.

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Wes Bonifay @wesbonifay.bsky.social · Sep 15

Celebrate by reading The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by the great @andreawulf.bsky.social. A fascinating portrait.

Greg Priest @gregpriest.bsky.social · Sep 14

Alexander von Humboldt was born OTD in 1769.

“[My] principal impulse … was the earnest endeavor to comprehend the phenomena of physical objects in their general connection, and to represent nature as one great whole, moved and animated by internal forces.”

🦋🦫🐋🌱🧪#HistSTM #PhilSci

H’s chart of plant distribution, featuring an image of Mount Chimborazo

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you so much

Prof Col Macpherson @colinmacpherson.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Invention of Nature by @andreawulf.bsky.social is a glorious telling of von Humboldt's life and achievements. I thoroughly recommend it for anyone seeking a great read. ⚒️🧪🌍📖

History of Geology @historyofgeology.bsky.social · Sep 14

September 14, 1769, birthday of German mining engineer, naturalist & explorer Alexander von Humboldt.
This hand-drawing by Humboldt shows magmatic dikes near Predazzo in the Dolomites, a site that played an important role in the history of geology ⚒️
www.bressan-geoconsult.eu/alexander-vo...

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Gaia Vince @wanderinggaia.bsky.social · Aug 6

Paperback edition of Das Nomadische Jahrhundert! With sehr generous endorsements from the best people! Do get yours! @andreawulf.bsky.social #NomadCentury

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Aug 14

I'm excited that “Invention of Nature” is part of @johnmurrays classic series (with Jane Austen & David Attenborough). A new edition with a brilliant foreword by the even more brilliant @MerlinSheldrake

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Arjen Dijkstra @afbdijkstra.bsky.social · May 19

De Van der Leeuw-Lezing wordt dit jaar gegeven door @andreawulf.bsky.social en Theunis Piersma @globalflyway.bsky.social

Ontzettend blij met deze twee fantastische sprekers/onderzoekers!

vanderleeuwlezing.nl

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

That’s wonderful. Thank you

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

Ah … thank you so much.

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

That’s wonderful

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

Thank you so much!

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

Ah .. thank you … that’s amazing and really wonderful to hear.

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paul frandsen @paulbfrandsen.bsky.social · May 6

Thanks for writing this book. It changed my life too--it inspired me to develop research projects with fantastic colleagues in Ecuador, and now it's fun to be on sabbatical here in Germany as a Humboldt fellow (named after AvH!). I even have a print of the naturgemälde on my office wall :).

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · May 6

Today, 166 years ago Alexander von Humboldt died (he was 89 years). He changed the way we think about nature (describing it as a web of life) & predicted climate change. Can't believe it's been 10 years since I published 'Invention of Nature'. It's change my life. In so many ways.

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Carsten Timmermann @ctimmermann.bsky.social · Apr 30

Good to be reminded, on this sunny morning, that the naturalist and 'father of environmentalism' Alexander von Humboldt was "fueled by his love for nature and science but also by large amounts of coffee which he called 'concentrated sunshine'" - according to @andreawulf.bsky.social

The Forgotten Father of Environmentalism

Alexander von Humboldt revolutionized the Western conception of nature by describing it as an interconnected living web—and in doing so, inspired thinkers from Darwin to Thoreau.

www.theatlantic.com

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Apr 24

Here is my first little outing of the man I’ve spent the last 4 years with … www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/desti...

I visited Tahiti on the trail of an 18th-century literary celebrity

Instead of heading to Bora Bora, I discovered Polynesian culture while trailing George Forster, one of the world’s first travel journalists

www.telegraph.co.uk

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Apr 7

Thanks so much! Glad you also liked Caroline so much

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Sorrel @hurwood.bsky.social · Apr 5

Reading many books at once, I hardly finish any. But this one was a joy; I wished it'd been longer. "Magnificent Rebels: The First Romantics and the Invention of the Self" by @andreawulf.bsky.social is the story of a literary 'set' and a place. But most of all it is a homage to Caroline Schelling.

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Apr 7

1 weekend, 5 plays, Deutsches Schauspielhaus Hamburg …
Anthropolis-Marathon ... best theatre l've seen in a long time. Very topical those ancient Greeks.

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 18

Last photos … goodbye Polynesia. Loved following George Forster’s footsteps #research

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 16

A day off, snorkelling and a visit of a baby reef shark … definitely not research #GeorgeForster #FrenchPolynesia

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 13

Thank you.

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 13

Raiatea is the sacred homeland of Polynesians and Taputapuatea marae is where it all began. Hobbled through it with my twisted ankle but so glad I finally saw it #research

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 12

Thank you

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Andrea Wulf @andreawulf.bsky.social · Mar 12

Hello beautiful Raiatea & Taha’a … and then I twisted my ankle.

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