Not only was his life fascinating, the story shows the flourishing body of work and exploration that grew up in the late 1700's and early 1800s, resulting in festivals, towns, land masses, ocean currents and more named after the reknowned explorer. His work informed future generations, but succumbed to a century of Darwinism and derived political and economic theory. An inspiring story, von Humboldt's own realization of the many ways in which the natural and human worlds were intertwined and mutually dependent is a model for today inquiries and an inspiration for an emerging movement.