Von Humboldt

von Humboldt may refer to:

  • Wilhelm von Humboldt - a Prussian minister, linguist and philosopher
  • Alexander von Humboldt - a Prussian naturalist and explorer

Famous quotes containing the words von and/or humboldt:

    “One can’t dull a project better than by discussing it repeatedly.”
    —Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)

    “If we glance at the most important revolutions in history, we see at once that the greatest number of these originated in the periodical revolutions of the human mind.”
    —Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)