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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Who was born first?

• Wilhelm von Humboldt and Benjamin Constant were born the same year
• Wilhelm von Humboldt and August Wilhelm von Schlegel were born the same year
• Wilhelm von Humboldt was born 1 year after Germaine de Staël
• Wilhelm von Humboldt was born 1 year before Karl Ludwig von Haller
• Wilhelm von Humboldt was born 1 year before Friedrich Schleiermacher

Timeline

1. Germaine de StaëlApril 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817
2. August Wilhelm von SchlegelSeptember 8, 1767 – May 12, 1845
3. Benjamin ConstantOctober 25, 1767 – December 8, 1830
4. Wilhelm von Humboldt (this page)June 22, 1767 – April 8, 1835
5. Friedrich SchleiermacherNovember 21, 1768 – February 12, 1834
6. Karl Ludwig von HallerAugust 1, 1768 – May 20, 1854

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