Out of the Armchair
George ForsterAndrea WulfCaptain CookEnlightenmentbiographynaturalisttravellerPacificPacific Islandsanthropologyhistory
Author: Thevet
Date: 7/1/2026
Article Summary:
A review of Andrea Wulf's biography of George Forster, a German naturalist and traveller who accompanied Captain Cook on his second voyage to the Pacific, and his subsequent life as an Enlightenment celebrity.