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Sep 9, 2024 · Every culture has stories of wise people, ranging from monks and spiritual leaders to philosophers and mountain hermits whom travelers would consult for advice. But what traits do the wisest people on Earth all have in common?
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- Henry Walter Bates – Naturalist & Explorer
- Alexander Von Humboldt – Naturalist, Geographer & Explorer
- Percy Fawcett – Artillery Officer, Archaeologist & Explorer
- Sydney Possuelo – Ethnographer, Social Activist & Explorer
- Richard Spruce – Botanist & Explorer
- Francisco de Orellana – Conquistador & Explorer
Born in 1825, Bates had a passion for wildlife and a spirit for adventure. Bates set off with naturalist companion Alfred Russell Wallace on an Amazon expedition at the age of 23 to collect animals in the name of Natural History. Bates and Wallace split after a year to concentrate on different Amazon areas and eleven years later, Bates returned to ...
Alexander von Humboldt was one of Charles Darwin’s influences and Alexander’s exploits in the area of Natuaral History were exceptional. Born in Berlin, Germany, Humboldt traveled South America extensively between 1799 and 1804 collecting, identifying, and exploring for scientific understanding. His aims were to improve physical geography and repor...
Percy Fawcett was a lieutenant in the British army and once released from duty set out on a personal mission. He had previously explored South America extensively and believed there were things to be found in the Tapajos, Xingu, Araguaya and Tocantins Amazonian regions of great geographical and archaeological interest. He had previously attempted a...
Sydney Possuelo was the Brazilian government’s leading expert on isolated tribes of the Amazon. He has received numerous awards and is highly regarded by humanitarian groups for his efforts defending Amazon indian rights. Amazon Indigenous groups have had a long struggle against the developing world with farmers, loggers, miners, rubber tappers, an...
Richard Spruce followed Bates and Alfred Russel Wallace to the Amazon having a passionate interest in plants. He is perhaps best known for his participation in the cultivation of quinine used extensively in the treatment of Malaria, a disease that has killed more people than any other. Spruce is also regarded as one of the greatest tropical plant e...
Francisco de Orellana is the most famous explorer of the Amazon Region. If you’ve heard of warrior women in the Amazon, it was thanks to this man. The Amazon is now named after the warrior women in Homer’s Iliad who would cut off one breast in order to improve their skill with a bow. Orellana was Gonzalo Pizarro’s second in command on his expeditio...
We hold trees in our imagination, where they grow in strange, wonderful ways in forests inhabited by fantasy and also by our fears. In fable and legend, a forest shelters spirits, witches, and...
Sep 9, 2021 · Suzanne Simard is the forest ecologist who has proven, beyond doubt, that trees communicate with each other — that a forest is a single organism wired for wisdom and care. Simard found that the processes that make for a high-functioning forest mirror the maps of the human brain that we’re also just now drawing.
May 18, 2018 · A sage is a wise or holy figure, often an older man, who possesses insight or understanding beyond that of ordinary people. In myths and legends, sages serve as guardians of special knowledge, helpers or advisers to heroes, and examples of wisdom, virtue, and goodness.
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions.
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Jul 11, 2022 · Following are five attributes or abilities of wise persons: They self-regulate. Wise persons are able to regulate their emotions so that they are able to think clearly about what decisions and...
