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Wilhelm von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin. In 1949, the university was named after him and his younger brother, Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist.
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Born 22 June 1767 · Died 8 April 1835 · Q77888
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1949· 1 entry
The university was named after him and his younger brother, Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist
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1875· 1 entry
The alliance of these two German noble families created a distinct branch whose descendants bore the combined name von Humboldt-Dacheröden, having been created Barons in the Kingdom of Prussia by Wilhelm I in 1875.
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1850· 1 entry
“s death), one of the boldest defences of the liberties of the Enlightenment. It influenced John Stuart Mill”
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1836· 1 entry
As The Heterogeneity of Language and its Influence on the Intellectual Development of Mankind
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1835· 2 entries
Died 1835-04-08.
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“Man cannot approach this purely objective realm other than through his cognitive and sensory powers, that is, in a subjective manner..”
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1827· 1 entry
Career landmark: meeting.
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1820· 1 entry
And a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1822
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1809· 1 entry
And to lead the directorate of education under Friedrich Ferdinand Alexander zu Dohna-Schlobitten
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1767· 1 entry
Born 1767-06-22.
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