Wilhelm von Humboldt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wilhelm von Humboldt

German (Prussian) philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University of Berlin

Date of Birth: 22-Jun-1767

Place of Birth: Potsdam, Brandenburg, Germany

Date of Death: 08-Apr-1835

Profession: writer, teacher, politician, diplomat, historian, anthropologist, philosopher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (, also US: , UK: , German: ['v?lh?lm f?n 'h?mb?lt]; 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). He is especially remembered as a linguist who made important contributions to the philosophy of language, ethnolinguistics and to the theory and practice of education.
In particular, he is widely recognized as having been the architect of the Humboldtian education ideal, which was used from the beginning in Prussia as a model for its system of education and eventually in countries such as the US and Japan.