BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DESCRIPTION:Virtual lecture with Dr. Sandra Rebok on the Prussian explorer and visitor to Alexandria\, Alexander von Humboldt METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//alexandriava.gov//Web Calendar 1.0//EN SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Alexander von Humboldt's Visit on Dec 6\, 2020 X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT12H X-WR-CALDESC:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Alexander von Humboldt's Visit on Dec 6\, 20 20 X-WR-CALNAME:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Alexander von Humboldt's Visit on Dec 6\, 20 20 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern BEGIN:VEVENT CATEGORIES:Lyceum,Museums,Old & Historic Alexandria DESCRIPTION:To make sure the time\, location\, and other aspects have not c hanged\, or to share this event with your friends\, please see https://app s.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Detail.aspx?si=33555\n\nJoin Dr. Sandra Rebok on December 6 at 2 p.m. for a virtual lecture "Serendipity or Destiny? Ale xander von Humboldt's Visit to Washington in 1804\," co-sponsored by the O ffice of Historic Alexandria and the Alexandria Association. During the fi rst days of June 1804\, the Prussian explorer Alexander von Humboldt was a guest of President Jefferson in the White House\, and took the opportunit y to visit also Georgetown\, Alexandria\, and Mount Vernon. The visit also happened right after the Louisiana Purchase and the beginning of a series of exploration voyages into the West\, when his expertise was of particul ar importance for the young nation. Dr. Sandra Rebok is a historian\, auth or\, speaker and scientific consultant. Trained in Heidelberg\, Paris and Madrid\, she worked for many years at the Spanish National Research Counci l. Her research focuses on the globalization of science\, intellectual net works and transnational scientific collaborations during the 19th century. Tickets are $6\, free for members of the Alexandria Association. Tickets can be purchased at AlexandriaVA.gov/Shop.\n\nLocation: Virtual Only\nCon tact Person: Jim Holloway\nContact Email: jim.holloway@alexandriava.gov\nF ees: $6\; free for members of the Alexandria Association\nAudience: Anyone may attend\nTags: Lyceum\, Museums\, Old & Historic Alexandria\n\nImport this event into your calendar: http://apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/iCal. aspx?id=1&si=33555\n\nWeb resources:\n\nPurchase tickets here\nhttps://sho p.alexandriava.gov/\n DTEND:20201206T203000Z DTSTAMP:20201119T143904Z DTSTART:20201206T190000Z LOCATION: Virtual Only SEQUENCE:7 STATUS:CONFIRMED SUMMARY:VIRTUAL: Lecture: Alexander von Humboldt's Visit TRANSP:OPAQUE UID:5c7eb19f-b0ad-4c6e-a0cb-eb76778b58b7 URL:https://shop.alexandriava.gov/ X-COA-DTSTAMP:20201119T143904Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR