(Friedrich) Wilhelm (Christian Karl Ferdinand) Baron von Humboldt (1767-1835) was a German philosopher, linguist, educator, politician, diplomat, civil servant and the founder of the Humboldt University in Berlin. His most renown work was "Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates zu bestimmen", translated in English as "The Sphere and Duties of Government" in 1854 and as ... [MORE] 1. Liberal Thinkers: Wilhelm von Humboldt - A short biography from the site of Liberal International. 2. On the Structural Variety of Human Language - Excerpt with introduction from Wilhelm von Humboldt's monograph, appearing as chapter six of Lehmann's `A Reader in Nineteenth Century Historical Indo-European Linguistics'. 3. Wilhelm von Humboldt - Brief eulogy with picture at Humboldt University's website. 4. K. Wilhelm Freiherr von Humboldt (1767-1835) - Biography from the Acton Institute 5. The Sphere and Duties of Government (The Limits of State Action) - Humboldt's book on political philosophy examining the tasks of the state. 6. Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) - A biography. 7. Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes - Short list of quotations at BrainyQuote.com.

Help build the largest human-edited directory on the web. Submit a Site - Update a Site - Open Directory Project - Become an Editor

© 2008 Chamas Enterprises Inc.