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.

Occupation

linguist, diplomat, anthropologist, teacher

Position held

ambassador of Germany to the United Kingdom

Citizenship

Kingdom of Prussia

Born

June 22, 1767, 1767

Died

April 8, 1835, 1835