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SUMMARY:'I am rhapsodic man': Alexander von Humboldt in search of himself 
 - Andreas Daum (University at Buffalo)
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CONTACT:Agnes Bolinska
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, Alexander von Humboldt (1769–1859) has res
 urfaced as a heroic\, public figure. Popular accounts and new text edition
 s suggest that the Prussian-born scholar is one of us in the 21st century:
  ecological in his thinking\, democratic in his beliefs\, and far ahead of
  his own epoch. In contrast\, Andreas Daum calls for carefully historicizi
 ng Humboldt. Based on an ongoing biographical project\, his talk will conc
 entrate on the 1790s\, when the young Humboldt pursued widespread research
  interests and simultaneously tried to reconcile his divergent passions. R
 ather than navigating on a straightforward course toward his American jour
 ney and a future era\, Humboldt became entangled in the uncertainties of t
 he revolutionary times that surrounded him. He embarked on a rhapsodic sea
 rch of himself as a mensch\, researcher and friend to his male companions.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 2\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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