Wilhelm von Humboldt
1767 – 1835 German statesman, linguist, education reformer
Prussian reformer who created the modern research university uniting teaching and research.
- Religion
- Protestant.
- Affiliations
- Reformed Prussian education; founded the University of Berlin.
As head of education in Prussia, Humboldt redesigned the school system and founded the University of Berlin in 1810. He promoted the idea that universities should combine teaching with original research and give scholars freedom of inquiry. This Humboldtian model became the template for the modern research university worldwide.
In the timeline
- 1810 Humboldt founds the University of Berlin mentioned
- 1810 Humboldt founds the modern research university mentioned