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Monarch of the Inca state in Peru
For other uses, see Túpac Amaru (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Túpac Amaru II (José Gabriel Condorcanqui, c. –) or rapper Tupac Amaru Shakur (–).
Tupaq Amaru or Thupa Amaru (14 April &#;&#; 24 September ) (first name also spelled Túpac,Tupac, Topa, Tupaq, Thupaq, Thupa, last name also spelled Amaro instead of Amaru) was the last Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State, the final remaining independent part of the Inca Empire. He was executed by the Spanish following a months-long pursuit after the fall of the Neo-Inca State.[1]:&#;11&#;
His name is derived from the Quechua words thupaq, meaning "royal" or "shining" and amaru, which can either mean "snake" or refer to the snake-like being from Andean mythology.[2]
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Alexander von Humboldt
German geographer, naturalist and explorer (1769–1859)
For other uses, see Alexander von Humboldt (disambiguation).
Alexander von Humboldt | |
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Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler (1843) | |
| Born | 14 September 1769 Berlin, Prussia, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 6 May 1859(1859-05-06) (aged 89) Berlin, Prussia, German Confederation |
| Resting place | Schloss Tegel |
| Alma mater | University of Frankfurt (Oder) University of Göttingen Freiberg School of Mines (diploma, 1792) |
| Known for | Biogeography, Kosmos (1845–1862), Humboldt Current, magnetic storm, Humboldtian science, Berlin Romanticism[1] |
| Awards | Copley Medal (1852) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Geography |
| Academic advisors | Markus Herz, Carl Ludwig Willdenow, Abraham Gottlob Werner |
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt[a] (14 September 1769 – 6 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.[5] He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguistWilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).[6][7][8] Humboldt's quantitative work on botanicalgeography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography, whi