Bonpland, A.

Japanese: Bonpland,A.(英語表記)BonplandA
Bonpland, A.

…Born in Berlin, he studied natural sciences such as botany and geology at the universities of Frankfurt an der Oder and Göttingen, and became a mining inspector, but soon resigned. Following in the footsteps of Columbus, he aimed to scientifically rediscover the New World, and from 1799 to 1804, together with botanist Aimé Bonpland (1773-1858), he scientifically explored Venezuela, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, and other places. The results of his scientific explorations were compiled in a large work, 35 volumes (1805-34), entitled “Travels to the Tropics of the New World.” …

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Japanese:

…ベルリンに生まれ,フランクフルト・アン・デル・オーデルとゲッティンゲンの両大学で植物学,地質学など主として自然諸科学を修め,鉱山監督官となったが,まもなく辞任。コロンブスにならって新大陸の科学的再発見を志し,1799‐1804年,植物学者のエーメ・ボンプランAimé Bonpland(1773‐1858)とともにベネズエラ,ブラジル,エクアドル,メキシコなどを科学的に調査。その成果は《新大陸の熱帯諸地域への旅行》35巻(1805‐34)の大著にまとめられた。…

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