Humboldt

James Waddick via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:13:57 PDT
Friends,

	Coincidentally I just started 'The Invention of Nature’ about Alexander Von Humboldt. The author claims he has  more ’things’ named for him than any other person - places, statues, animals, plants, etc. He was famous world wide in his day. 

	https://amazon.com/Invention-Nature-Alexander-Humb…

	Enjoy		Jim



	

On Jul 4, 2020, at 9:39 AM, Jim McKenney via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

Ken's photos of Lilium humbodtii have me giving new interest in this species. I decided to check the wikipedia entry for this plant and learned something: wikipedia includes Baja California in the range of this plant. Old books took it right down to the southern border of the US, but until today I don't think I've ever seen definite references to Mexican populations. Great! Now if someone could only cite definite sightings of the Imperial Woodpecker there. Today's Washington Post (pp E8-9) has a fascinating full double page spread on an upcoming Smithsonian exhibit celebrating the life of Alexander von Humboldt. He's the eponym for the lily. His was a long and fascinating life; as a young Prussian aristocrat visiting the US he befriended Thomas Jefferson with whom he maintained a life-long friendship.Jim McKenney 


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