- German naturalist, writer, and statesman.
- German philologist and diplomat.
- a town in NW Tennessee.
- a river in NE Nevada, flowing W and SW to the Humboldt Sink. 290 miles (467 km) long.
- Baron (Friedrich Heinrich) Alexander von (alɛˈksandər fɔn). 1769–1859, German scientist, who made important scientific explorations in Central and South America (1799–1804). In Kosmos (1845–62), he provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe
- his brother, Baron (Karl) Wilhelm von (ˈvɪlhɛlm fɔn). 1767–1835, German philologist and educational reformer
