karl wilhelm baron von humboldt

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Definition von karl wilhelm baron von humboldt im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

born June 22, 1767, Potsdam, Prussia died April 8, 1835, Tegel, near Berlin German linguist and educational reformer. The elder brother of Alexander von Humboldt, he held a number of government posts. As minister of education (1809), he raised elementary education standards and was instrumental in founding Friedrich Wilhelm University (now Humboldt University, or University of Berlin) in Berlin. Humboldt also contributed greatly to the philosophy of language, contending that its character and structure express the speaker's culture and individuality and that humans perceive the world through the medium of language. He also carried out research on the Basque language and Kawi (old Javanese)

Silbentrennung

Karl Wil·helm bar·on von Hum·boldt

Türkische aussprache

kärl wîlhelm bärın vôn hʌmbōlt

Aussprache

/ˈkärl ˈwəlˌhelm ˈbarən ˈvôn ˈhəmˌbōlt/ /ˈkɑːrl ˈwɪlˌhɛlm ˈbærən ˈvɔːn ˈhʌmˌboʊlt/