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INDEX. 



HEE 



Herz, Brennn, a disciple of Lessing 

 and Kant, i. 40 



Herz. Henrietta, her recollections, i. 19. 

 The friend of Schleiermacher, and a 

 disciple of Lessing and Kant, i. 40. 

 Her description of the young Von 

 Humboldts, 41. The most noted 

 beauty in Berlin, 41. Taught the 

 new 'minuet a la Reine,' 41. Hum- 

 boldt's letter in Hebrew characters 

 to, 357, note. Receives a pension 

 from the king, ii. 280 



Herz, Marcus, his lectures on physics 

 and philosophy, i. 40. Makes the 

 acquaintance of the brothers Von 

 Humboldt, 40 



Herzen, Alexander, his account of an 

 entertainment to Humboldt at Mos- 

 cow, i. 384 



Heyne, developes the. study of language 

 into a history of antiquity, i. 71. 

 His lectures at the University of 

 Gottingen, 73. Humboldt's account 

 of him, 73 



Higuerote, mountain range of, i. 273 



Hildebrandt, Eduard, his gratitude to 

 Humboldt, ii. 391. His portraits of 

 Humboldt, 366, 403, 410 



History, science of, at the University of 

 Gottingen, i. 71 



Hirt, the archaeologist, makes the ac- 

 quaintance of Lord Bristol, i. 225. 

 Who invites him to join his party to 

 Upper Egypt, 226 



Hitzig, Julius Eduard, ii. 83. His 

 review of the state of society in Ber- 

 lin in 1825, 86 



Hoffmann, Johann Gottfried, joins Herr 

 Ko'hler, i. 114. His eminence in sta- 

 tistics, ii. 91 



Hoffmann, his funeral oration for Hum- 

 boldt, ii. 306, 411 



Holl's hydraulic press, i. 66 



Holtei, ii. 83. His remarks on the 

 residence of Humboldt in Paris, 100. 

 And respecting Humboldt in society, 

 107 



Honda, Humboldt at, i. 298 



Hoym, Count von, nominated Governor 

 of Silesia, i. 134. His government, 

 134 



Huehuetoca, A von Humboldt at,i. 330 



Hufeland, ii. 92 



Hulsenbeck, i. 112 



Humboldt, significatiun of the name of, 

 i. 3. The descent of the family, 3. 

 Wealth of the father of William and 

 Alexander von Humboldt, 3. The 

 earliest and best source of informa- 

 tion respecting the family, 4. Enu- 



HUM 



merated by Gundling as * the Hum- 

 boldts of Zemmenz,' 4. 



Humboldt. current observations re- 

 specting, i. 326 



Humboldt family, invectives of the 

 courtiers against the whole of them, 

 ii. 96 



Humboldt, Alexander George, Major 

 von, his wealth, i. 3. His father, 

 Hans Paul, and his children, 8. His 

 sons, William and Alexander von 

 Humboldt, 8. Biisching's account of 

 him, 8. Leaves the army with the 

 rank of major, 8. Appointed Cham- 

 berlain by the King, and attached 

 to the household of the Prince of 

 Prussia, 8. Marries the Baroness 

 von Hollwede, 8. His children from 

 this marriage, 8. Resigns his ap- 

 pointment and resides at Tegel, 8. 

 His character, 8. His death, 9. His 

 confidential relationship with the 

 Great King, 9. His connections with 

 the courts of the other princes, 9. 

 Obtains an interest in the farming 

 of lotteries, 9. Issue of the marriage, 

 10. His death, 30 



Humboldt, Alexander von, his ances- 

 tors, i. 3-7. Cared neither for pre- 

 fixes nor titles, 7. His submission 

 to the title of ' Excellency ' in the 

 dedication to Berghaus's ' Charts of 

 the Coast of Peru,' 7. His ' Confes- 

 sions,' 7. Great men born in the 

 year of his birth, 10. His baptism, 

 10. His description of Tegel, 14. 

 His life there, 14. His childhood 

 and early youth, lo! His early tutors, 

 15-17. Receives his first instructions 

 in reading and writing from Koblanck, 



18. Johann Cliisener appointed 

 second tutor, 18. Kunth, as tutor, 



19. Shows an early taste for natural 

 history, 20. His name of Little 

 Apothecary, 20. Instruction the 

 youths receive from Ernst Gottfried 

 Fischer, 20, 21. A. von Humboldt's 

 lessons in Greek, 21. Lectures at- 

 tended by him and his brother, 21, 

 22. His drawings, 25. Receives 

 instructions in etching and engraving 

 on copper, 26. His account of his 

 early education, 26. His love of 

 botany, 26, 27. His desire for foreign 

 travel, 27. Influences of his youthful 

 years for knowledge of geographical 

 discovery, 28. Zeal for maritime 

 discovery, 29. Death of his father, 

 30. Delay in the development of his 

 intellectual power, 30. His health 



