Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt

Definitions of Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt
  1. noun
    German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
    synonyms: Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt, Humboldt
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    philologist, philologue
    a humanist specializing in classical scholarship
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