Etudes Germaniques N° 261, 1/2011 - Alexander Von Humboldt - 150e Anniversaire De Sa Mort

Ulrich PÄSSLER - Alexander von Humboldt. Savant entre la France et la Prusse? During the time of eight extended visits to Paris between 1830 and 1848, Alexander von Humboldt acted as an intermediary between the scientific communities of Prussia and France. Humboldt and his friend François Arago presented work by Prussian researchers at the Paris Academy of Sciences. By transferring knowledge from Prussia to France, they helped younger scientists to establish an international reputation and sought to counter indifference towards German science in the first third of the 19th century. In a debate between Georges Cuvier and Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Humboldt was involuntarily assigned the role of a "neutral" foreign arbitrator.Im Verlauf von acht längeren Aufenthalten in Paris in den Jahren 1830 bis 1848 agierte Alexander von Humboldt als Mittler zwischen den Wissenschaftsgemeinden Preußens und Frankreichs. Humboldt und sein Freund François Arago stellten Arbeiten preußischer Forsche