Noun: Humboldt 'húm,bówlt
- German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859)
- Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt
- German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)
- Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt
Type of: natural scientist, naturalist, philologist, philologue
Encyclopedia: Humboldt, SK