Humboldt can refer to:

• Alexander von Humboldt, a German natural scientist
• Wilhelm von Humboldt (his brother), a linguist, philosopher, and diplomat

Or any of the many things named for them: Friedrich Heinrich Alexander, Baron von Humboldt, (September 14, 1769, Berlin–May 6, 1859, Berlin), was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt. ... The physicist Albert Einstein is probably historys most widely recognized scientist. ... Wilhelm von Humboldt Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand Freiherr von Humboldt (June 22, 1767 - April 8, 1835), government functionary, foreign diplomat, philosopher, founder of Humboldt Universität in Berlin, friend of Goethe and especially of Schiller, is especially remembered as a German linguist who introduced a knowledge of the Basque... The following is a list of linguists, those who study linguistics. ... A philosopher is a person who thinks deeply regarding people, society, the world, and/or the universe. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ...

Named for Alexander von Humboldt

Places in California, U.S.

• Humboldt Bay in California
• Humboldt County, California
• Humboldt Hill
• Humboldt Redwoods State Park in California
• Humboldt State University in California

Humboldt Bay is located in Humboldt County along the rugged north coast of California, United States. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of California, USA, on the Pacific Ocean. ... Humboldt Hill is a census-designated place located in Humboldt County, California. ... Humboldt Redwoods State Park in Humboldt County, northern California, 30 miles (50 km) south of Eureka, California. ... Humboldt State University This article is about Humboldt State University in California. ...

Places in Nevada, U.S.

• Humboldt County, Nevada
• Humboldt, Nevada
• East Humboldt Range in Nevada
• West Humboldt Range in Nevada
• Little Humboldt River in Nevada
• Humboldt Wildlife Management Area in Nevada
• Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest in Nevada
• Lake Humboldt in Nevada
• Humboldt River in Nevada
• Humboldt Range in Nevada
• Humboldt Salt Marsh in Nevada
• Humboldt Sink in Nevada

Humboldt County is a county located in the state of Nevada. ... The East Humboldt Range is a mountain range of the Great Basin in northeastern Nevada in the United States. ... The West Humboldt Range is a short mountain range in the western Great Basin in northwestern Nevada in the United States. ... The Little Humboldt River is a tributary of the Humboldt River, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in northern Nevada in the United States. ... The Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest (HTNF) is the only U.S. National Forest located in the U.S. state of Nevada. ... The Humboldt River is a river in northern Nevada in the United States, approximately 300 mi (483 km). ... The Humboldt Sink is an intermittent dry lake bed, approximately 11 mi (18 km) and 4 mi (6 km) across, in northwestern Nevada in the United States. ...

Other places in the U.S.

• Humboldt Peak, Colorado
• Humboldt, Illinois
• Humboldt Park, Chicago, Illinois
• Humboldt, Iowa
• Humboldt County, Iowa
• Humboldt, Kansas
• Humboldt Township, in Marquette County, Michigan
• Humboldt, Minnesota
• Humboldt Township, in Clay County, Minnesota
• Humboldt, Nebraska
• Humboldt Municipal Airport (HBO) in Nebraska
• Humboldt, South Dakota
• Humboldt, Tennessee
• Humboldt, Wisconsin

Humboldt Peak is a high peak in the Sangre de Cristo Range in southern Colorado. ... Humboldt is a village located in Coles County, Illinois. ... Humboldt Park is located on the northwest side of Chicago, Illinois. ... Humboldt is a town located in Humboldt County, Iowa. ... Humboldt County is a county located in the state of Iowa. ... Humboldt is a city located in Allen County, Kansas. ... Humboldt Township is a township located in Marquette County, Michigan. ... Marquette County is a county located in the state of Michigan. ... Humboldt is a city located in Kittson County, Minnesota. ... Humboldt Township is a township located in Clay County, Minnesota. ... Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. ... Humboldt is a city located in Richardson County, Nebraska. ... Humboldt is a town located in Minnehaha County, South Dakota. ... Humboldt is a city located in Tennessee. ... Humboldt is a town located in Brown County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. ...

Other places

• Núcleo Pioneiro de Humboldt, scientific center in the Amazon Basin
• Colégio Humboldt, German school in São Paulo, Brazil
• Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Lima, Peru
• Colegio Alemán Alexander von Humboldt, German School in Mexico-City
• Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada

• Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
• Guevea de Humboldt, Oaxaca, Mexico

The Amazon Basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. ... Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ... This article is about Lima, Peru. ... Humboldt is a small Saskatchewan city located 113 km east of Saskatoon. ...

Natural formations

• Humboldt Mountain Range in Antarctica
• Humboldt Mountains in China
• Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt in Cuba
• Humboldt Glacier in Greenland
• Teluk Humboldt in Indonesia
• Mont Humboldt in New Caledonia
• Humboldt Bay in New Guinea
• Humboldt Mountains in New Zealand
• Mount Humboldt in New Zealand
• Mirador Humboldt in Tenerife
• Humboldt peak in Venezuela

• Humboldt Current or Peru Current of the Pacific

Parque Nacional Alejandro de Humboldt is a national park in the Cuban provinces of Holguín and Guantánamo. ... Humboldt Bay is located in Humboldt County along the rugged north coast of California, United States. ... Pico Humboldt is Venezuelas second highest peak, at 4,940 meters above the sea level. ... ...

Animals

• Humboldt's Big-eared Brown Bat (Histiotus humboldti)
• Humboldt's Woolly Monkey (Lagothrix lagotricha)
• Humboldt's squirrel monkey (Saimiri sciureus cassiquiarensis)
• Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti)
• Humboldt's Hog-nosed Skunk (Conepatus humboldtii)
• Humboldt's Black-headed Uakari (Cacajao melanocephalus)
• Yeast species (Pichia humboldtii)
• Humboldt sucker (Catostomus occidentalis humboldtianus)
• Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas)

Suborders Megachiroptera Microchiroptera See text for families. ... Species Lagothrix lagotricha Lagothrix cana Lagothrix lugens Lagothrix poeppigii The woolly monkeys are the genus Lagothrix of New World monkeys, usually placed in the family Atelidae. ... Type Species Simia sciurea Linnaeus, 1758 Species Saimiri oerstedii Saimiri sciureus Saimiri ustus Saimiri boliviensis Saimiri vanzolini The squirrel monkeys are the New World monkeys of the genus Saimiri. ... Binomial name Spheniscus humboldti Meyen, 1834 The Humboldt Penguin (Spheniscus humboldti) is a South American penguin, breeding in coastal Peru and Chile. ... // Genera Conepatus Mydaus Mephitis Spilogale Skunks are moderately small mammals with black-and-white fur belonging to the family Mephitidae and the order Carnivora. ... Species Cacajao melanocephalus Cacajao calvus Uakari is the common name for the New World monkeys of the genus Cacajao. ... Closeup of yeast cells Yeasts are single-celled (unicellular) fungi, a few species of which are commonly used to leaven bread, ferment alcoholic beverages, and even drive experimental fuel cells. ... Genera See text Catostomidae is the sucker fish family of the Cypriniformes order. ... Binomial name Dosidicus gigas (Orbigny, 1835) The Humboldt Squid (Dosidicus gigas), also known as Jumbo Squid, Jumbo Flying Squid, Giant Squid, Diablo Rojo or Pota, is a large, aggressive predatory squid found in the waters of the Humboldt Current in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. ...

Plants

• Anthurium (Anthurium humboldtianum Kunth.)
• Bladderwort species (Utricularia humboldtii)
• Cactus species (Mammillaria humboldtii)
• Humboldt's Lily (Lilium humboldtii)
• Mushroom species (Tricholomopsis humboldtii)
• South American Oak (Quercus humboldtii)
• Orchid species (Schomburgkia humboldtii)

Species See List of species Anthurium Schott 1829, is a large neotropical genus of about 600- 800 (possibly 1,000) species, belonging to the arum family (Araceae). ... Species See below or separate list. ... Genera See Taxonomy of the Cactaceae Cactus is the name given to any member of the flowering plant family Cactaceae. ... lily is the best name in the whole wide world. ... Basidiocarps (mushrooms) of the fungus Leucocoprinus sp. ... // Genus Quercus Section Quercus The white oaks (synonym sect. ... Orchid re-directs here; for alternate uses see Orchid (disambiguation) Genera Over 800 See List of Orchidaceae genera. ...

In space

• 54 Alexandra, asteroid
• Catena Humboldt on the Moon
• Mare Humboldtianum, lunar crater

54 Alexandra is a very large and dark main belt asteroid. ... Mare Humboldtianum (Latin for sea of Alexander von Humboldt) is a lunar mare located within the Humboldtianum basin, just to the east of Mare Frigoris. ...

Named for Alexander and Wilhelm von Humboldt

• Humboldt University of Berlin (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
• Humboldt Museum of Natural History (Museum für Naturkunde), part of the University

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (German Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is Berlins oldest university, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin) by the liberal Prussian educational reformer and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt whose university model has strongly influenced... The Museum für Naturkunde (in English, the Museum of Natural History), widely known as the Humboldt Museum of Berlin, is the first national museum in the world, with a massive collection of more than 25 million zoological, paleontological, and minerological specimens, including more than ten thousand type specimens. ...

Unknown provenance

• Humboldt State University, Humboldt County, California (named for the county where it is located)
• Humboldt Exchange, Community Currency, Democracy Unlimited