Great Adventures & Explorations: Andrea Wulf
Tuesday, April 4, 2017Time 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
**RESCHEDULED TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 2017** | 4:30pm | Auditorium
ANDREA WULF, HISTORIAN, WRITER, NEW YORK TIMES BEST-SELLING AUTHOR
Speaking on the life of Alexander von Humboldt
Wulf’s book, The Invention of Nature reveals the extraordinary life of the visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) and how he created the way we understand nature today. Though almost forgotten today, his name lingers everywhere from the Humboldt Current to the Humboldt penguin. Humboldt was an intrepid explorer and the most famous scientist of his age.
The Invention of Nature was a finalist of the Kirkus Book Prize 2015 and was shortlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction. It won the Costa Biography Award 2015, Notable Book of Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award (SONWA), the LA Times Book Prize 2016 and the Ness Award 2016 from the Royal Geographical Society. In November 2016 it will receive the inaugural James Wright Award for Nature Writing (Kenyon Review in association with the Nature Conservancy). It was selected by New York Times “10 Best Books of 2015”.
General Admission: $35/lecture | All three lectures $90
Reserved Seating: $60/lecture | All three lectures $150
Sponsorship: $150/lecture | All three lectures $400