Quotes by Alexander von Humboldt

"There are three stages of scientific discovery: first people deny it is true; then they deny it is important; finally they credit the wrong person."
— Alexander von Humboldt
"Die gefährlichste Weltanschauung ist die Weltanschauung derer, die die Welt nie angeschaut haben. (The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world)"
— Alexander von Humboldt
"The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world."
— Alexander von Humboldt
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Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the...