The School of Natural Resources is celebrating the 250th "birthday" of Alexander von Humboldt, one of the few scientists in history to represent all of SNR's program areas.
Coffee and cake will be available from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 13, in the Hardin Hall first-floor lobby. SNR Director John Carroll will give brief remarks at 10:05 a.m. All SNR faculty, staff and students are welcome.
"I highly encourage you to take a well-deserved break from your hard work and enjoy refreshments while talking with your colleagues," Carroll said.
Since 2016, Carroll and the school have honored the 18th century scientist, who was a geographer, naturalist and explorer.
"Von Humboldt could be considered the father of many of the sciences found in SNR," Carroll said. "He’s the most influential scientist you’ve never heard of. He made a great impact though he operated a bit under the radar – like us.”
Humbolt is best know for his exploration and data-collection in Central and South America over five years. Along with a botanist, Aime Bonpland, he covered more than 6,000 miles of land, studying plants, grasslands, scrublands, rivers, oceans, tropical forests, mountains and volcanoes, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.