Statue of Alexander von Humboldt (Tiergarten, Berlin)

Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
Statue of Alexander von Humboldt
	The statue in 2007
Artist	Gustav Bläser, André Jeschar
Subject	Alexander von Humboldt
Location	Berlin, Germany
	52°30′22″N 13°20′35″E / 52.50599°N 13.34296°E

The Alexander von Humboldt statue in Tiergarten, Berlin, Germany, was unveiled on 31 August 1999.^[1] It is a larger-than-life bronze statue of the scientist, explorer, and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who stands with his right hand resting on a globe, on top of South America.^[2] It is in front of the entrance to the German Institute for Standardization (DIN), located in the Alexander-von-Humboldt-Haus building at 31 Budapester Straße.^[2]

The sculpture is credited to two artists: Gustav Bläser, who created the original large-format half-relief in 1878, and André Jeschar, who used it as a model for his work.^[2] Standing 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) in height, it is a replica of the Humboldt statue in Cologne.^[3]

References

^ Dick, Wolfgang R.; Langkavel, Arno. "Gedenkstätten für Astronomen in Berlin, Potsdam und Umgebung.". 300 Jahre Astronomie in Berlin und Potsdam: Eine Sammlung von Aufsätzen aus Anlaß des Gründungsjubiläums der Berliner Sternwarte (in German). Thun; Frankfurt am Main: Verlag Harri Deutsch. pp. 188–209. ISBN 978-3-944913-04-9 – via ResearchGate.
^ ^a ^b ^c Blottner, Sebastian (7 March 2015). "Humboldt in Tiergarten". Berliner Morgenpost (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2024.
^ Aulich, Uwe (21 October 1998). "Am neuen Eingang steht Humboldts Denkmal". Berliner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2024.