Question

Although much exploration was carried out by the french and the british, people from many other nations participated in the exploration of the new world. one of these, _________, was hailed by charles darwin as "the greatest scientific traveler who ever lived."

Answer 1

Charles Darwin was referring to Alexander von Humboldt a German explorer who was a very important naturalist and develop information about the function of diverse eco-systems, the forests, their endemic species and human inhabitants. He made great contributions to the fields of biology, geography, anthropology and history.