Word: humboldt
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Dates: during 1870-1879
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...Fresh-Water Fishes of Central Europe," and at the same time "Researches concerning Fossil Fishes" came out. On these works his reputation was securely established. It was while gathering information for them that he became acquainted with Cuvier, whose teachings had great influence over him, and also with Humboldt, to whose apartments he was always welcome, and to whose library he had free access. He greatly profited by this privilege, as his own store of books was but a scanty...