The most dangerous worldview is the worldview of those who have not viewed the world.

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Alexander von Humboldt
German naturalist and explorer born in 1769 who synthesized vast field data from expeditions to South America and Russia into a unified vision of nature. Called the father of modern geography and ecology.
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