[huhm-bohlt; for 1, 2, also Ger. hoo
m-bawlt] 
| 1. | Frie⋅drich Hein⋅rich A⋅lex⋅an⋅der [free-drikh hahyn-rikh ah-lek-sahn-duhr] , Baron von [fuhn] , 1769–1859, German naturalist, writer, and statesman. |
| 2. | his brother, (Karl) Wil⋅helm [kahrl vil-helm] , Baron von, 1767–1835, German philologist and diplomat. |
| 3. | a town in NW Tennessee. 10,209. |
| 4. | a river in NE Nevada, flowing W and SW to the Humboldt Sink. 290 mi. (467 km) long. |
| Humboldt River A river rising in the mountains of northeast Nevada and meandering about 467 km (290 mi) generally west and southwest to the Humboldt Sink, a lake in western Nevada. The river was an important route for early settlers. |