[PAR] [TLE] Adolphe de Polier [SEP] Count Adolphe de Polier (1795 - 1830) was a French officer in the service of the Russian Imperial court from 1827, Chamberlain of Emperor Nicholas the Ist, he serves as vice-minister of Finance.  Member of the Russian Academy of Science he organises scientific expeditions.  During one of those in 1829 with Alexander von Humboldt, Polier discovered Russia's first diamonds.  It was the first time Russia got an indication of its tremendous rich natural resources that drives today's Russian economy. [PAR] [TLE] Alexander von Humboldt [SEP] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (] ; 14 September 17696 May 1859) was a Prussian geographer, naturalist, explorer, and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science.  He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher, and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767–1835).  Humboldt's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography.  Humboldt's advocacy of long-term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring.
[PAR] [TLE] Adolphe de Polier [ SEP ] Count Adolphe de Polier ( 1795 - 1830 ) was a French officer in the service of the Russian Imperial court from 1827 , Chamberlain of Emperor Nicholas the Ist , he serves as vice - minister of Finance . Member of the Russian Academy of Science he organises scientific expeditions . During one of those in 1829 with Alexander von Humboldt , Polier discovered Russia 's first diamonds . It was the first time Russia got an indication of its tremendous rich natural resources that drives today 's Russian economy . [PAR] [TLE] Alexander von Humboldt [ SEP ] Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt ( ] ; 14 September 17696 May 1859 ) was a Prussian geographer , naturalist , explorer , and influential proponent of Romantic philosophy and science . He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister , philosopher , and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt ( 1767–1835 ) . Humboldt 's quantitative work on botanical geography laid the foundation for the field of biogeography . Humboldt 's advocacy of long - term systematic geophysical measurement laid the foundation for modern geomagnetic and meteorological monitoring .
Whose younger brother accompanied the expedition that discovered Russia's first diamonds?
Whose younger brother accompanied the expedition that discovered Russia 's first diamonds ?
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Wilhelm von Humboldt