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(Friedrich) Wilhelm (Christian Karl Ferdinand) Baron von Humboldt (1767-1835) was a German philosopher, linguist, educator, politician, diplomat, civil servant and the founder of the Humboldt University in Berlin. His most renown work was "Ideen zu einem Versuch die Grenzen der Wirksamkeit des Staates zu bestimmen", translated in English as "The Sphere and Duties of Government" in 1854 and as "The Limits of State Action" in 1993, where he defended the liberties of the Enlightenment against the intrusive role of the state.

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• Liberal Thinkers: Wilhelm von Humboldt

  http://www.liberal-international.org/editorial.asp?ia_id=1116
  A short biography from the site of Liberal International.

• Wilhelm von Humboldt

  http://www.hu-berlin.de/hu/geschichte/wilh_e.html
  Brief eulogy with picture at Humboldt University's website.

• Wilhelm von Humboldt Quotes

  http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/w/wilhelm_von_humboldt.html
  Short list of quotations at BrainyQuote.com.

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