Monument to Wilhelm von Humboldt in front of the main building. Artist: Paul Otto
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University of Berlin, which was named after him (and his brother, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt) in 1949.
He is widely recognized as having been the architect of the Prussian education system which was used as a model for education systems in countries such as the United States and Japan.
The Humboldt University of Berlin (German: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is one of Berlin's oldest universities, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin).
Monument to Wilhelm von Humboldt in front of the main building. Artist: Paul Otto
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Karl Ferdinand von Humboldt (22 June 1767 – 8 April 1835) was a Prussian philosopher, government functionary, diplomat, and founder of the University of Berlin, which was named after him (and his brother, naturalist Alexander von Humboldt) in 1949.
He is widely recognized as having been the architect of the Prussian education system which was used as a model for education systems in countries such as the United States and Japan.
The Humboldt University of Berlin (German: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) is one of Berlin's oldest universities, founded in 1810 as the University of Berlin (Universität zu Berlin).