Wilhelm B. F. von Humboldt

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:philosopher
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Linguistics
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:education_reform
freedom of education
individualism in education
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:the_Enlightenment
gptkb:University_of_Jena
gptkb:University_of_Bonn
gptkb:University_of_Berlin
gptkb:Prussian_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:German_Romanticism
the study of language universals
the study of language acquisition
the study of historical linguistics
the concept of Weltanschauung
the study of comparative linguistics
the study of sociolinguistics.
gptkbp:birth_date 1767-06-22
gptkbp:contribution founding modern linguistics
development of the Humboldt University model
gptkbp:death_date 1835-04-08
gptkbp:field philology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Wilhelm B. F. von Humboldt
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Noam_Chomsky
gptkb:philosophy
cognitive science
linguistics
critical theory
cultural studies
language documentation
language revitalization efforts
sociolinguistics
anthropology
post-structuralism
structuralism
language philosophy
semiotics
modern education systems
the field of psycholinguistics
the field of translation studies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Immanuel_Kant
gptkbp:known_for philosophical anthropology
the relationship between language and thought
theory of language
cultural linguistics
the relationship between language and culture
the Humboldtian model of education
the concept of Bildung
the concept of linguistic relativity
the idea of language diversity
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:German
gptkbp:notable_feature language as a means of shaping thought
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educators
gptkbp:position gptkb:Minister_of_Education
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_von_Humboldt
gptkbp:wrote On Language
The Limits of State Action
The Diversity of Human Language
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Klaus_Hasselmann
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5