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BARON WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT
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• BARON WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT (noun)
The noun BARON WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT has 1 sense:
1. German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
Familiarity information: BARON WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT used as a noun is very rare.
• BARON WILHELM VON HUMBOLDT (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt; Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt; Humboldt
Instance hypernyms:
philologist; philologue (a humanist specializing in classical scholarship)
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