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Person · 1767 CE – 1835 CE

Wilhelm von Humboldt

Also known as

F W H von Humboldt
F.W.H.von Humboldt
Fridericus Gulielmus Christianus Carolus Ferdinandus de Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Carl Ferdinand von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Carl Ferdinand von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Christian Carl Ferdinand von Humboldt

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sibling · sibling ofAlexander von Humboldt1769 CE
born inPotsdam

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