Download or read book The Life, Travels and Books of Alexander Von Humboldt written by Richard Henry Stoddard and published by New York : Rudd & Carleton. This book was released on 1809 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "He [Humboldt] has always been thought of ashomosexual, with the first rumors having begun with the suspicion that he and Bonpland were lovers" Greif, "Book of Days", p. 161.