The roughly 440 letters comprising the correspondence between Alexander von Humboldt and his niece Gabriele von Bülow (many of which are being published here for the first time) occupy a special place in the scholar's numerous correspondences due to family ties. Moreover, Humboldt provides his niece with the latest news form the court, from his circle of acquaintances, and political life, and Gabriele takes an active part in his work.

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Ulrike Leitner, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Germany.