Symposium: Alexander von Humboldt’s travels through Russia (2004)

Humboldt's travels through Russia 1829 – 2004

17. September 2004
09.15 – 09.30  Eberhard Knobloch: Address of welcome

Morning Session
Chair: Herbert Pieper
09.30 – 10.15 Christian Suckow: Alexander von Humboldt und Rußland. Thesen zu Biographie und Werk
10.15 – 10.30 Discussion
10.30 – 11.00 Alexey V. Postnikov: Alexander von Humboldt and the Geography of Central Asia
11.00 – 11.15 Discussion
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 – 12.00 Petra Werner: Debates between Biologists, Chemists and Geologists during the Early Nineteenth Century about the Enigmatic Red Dust as a Strange Phenomenon
12.00 – 12.15 Discussion
12.15 – 12.45 Nikolay N. Mikhailov: Variations of contemporary glaciating and permafrost in mountains of Interior Asia in XIXth – XXIst centuries
12.45 – 13.00 Discussion
13.00 – 15.00 Lunch break

Afternoon Session
Chair: Ulrike Leitner
15.00 – 15.30 Jörn Thiede: Russian-German Cooperation in the exploration of Northern Siberia since the days of Alexander von Humboldt
15.30 – 15.45 Discussion
15.45 – 16.15 Alexander N. Zemtsov: Humboldt's ideas on volcanism and their reflection in works of Russian scientists
16.15 – 16.30 Discussion
16.30 – 16.45 Coffee break
16.45 – 17.15 Ingo Schwarz: Humboldt's command of the Russian language
17.15 – 17.30 Discussion
17.30 – 18.00 Nina A. Zaitseva: History of upper-air investigations in view of Humboldt's mountain observations
18.00 – 18.15 Discussion
19.30 Dinner (Invited participants)

September 19, 2004
10.00 Excursion to Tegel Castle