ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

1769 - 1859

NATURALISTE EXPLORATEUR HUMANISTE
MEMBRE DE L’INSTITUT
SEJOURNA A PARIS DE 1804 A 1827
ET VECUT DANS CETTE MAISON

The sign is on the wall of the house where the German explorer and naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1859-1769), who is considered the father of modern geography, lived. Humboldt who mainly studied Latin America lived in Paris for many years and was a member of the French Academy of Sciences.
The house is located in a place belonging to the "Institute of France" an institute to which it belonged, as is also indicated on the sign.

The house was photographed on the same day Click for a larger image

The relief of Humboldt’s face is in the center of the plaque, and his name is also on it. See it at magnification Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT

1769 - 1859

NATURALIST HUMANIST EXPLORER
MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE
STAYED IN PARIS FROM 1804 TO 1827
AND LIVED IN THIS HOUSE