What did Alendar Von Homboldt say that made him so important?

Answer 1

The man was an utter genius. How do you pick one thing out of all his astonishing achievements? What I am most impressed with would be his proposal that the lands bordering the Atlantic Ocean (South America and Africa, in particular) were joined. Have you any idea what a deviation from general consensus this was in 1800? You need to read the whole thing here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt

Don't skimp on this; his is an amazing life.

Answer 2

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_Humboldt