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Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm von

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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An eminent statesman and philologist, born at Potsdam, elder brother of the preceding; represented Prussia at Rome and Vienna, but devoted himself chiefly to literary and scientific pursuits; wrote on politics and æsthetics as well as philology, and corresponded with nearly all the literary grandees of Germany (1767-1835).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Humboldt, Karl Wilhelm von'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​h/humboldt-karl-wilhelm-von.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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