Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (, , , 22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, linguist, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the Humboldt University of Berlin, which was named after him in 1949 (and also after his younger brother, Alexander von Humboldt, a naturalist).
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22 June 1767 Potsdam, Prussia
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Died |
8 April 1835 (aged 67) Tegel, Prussia
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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