THE SPHERE AND DUTIES OF GOVERNMENT
By Wilhelm von Humboldt
Read by Derek Le Page
8 hours 36 minutes
Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767-1835) now lives under the shadow cast by his more famous brother Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859, naturalist, explorer, geographer and much else) but Wilhelm was an important figure in Prussian-German history in his own right. He contributed considerably through his work as a diplomat, educationalist (he was one of the principal founders of the Humboldt University of Berlin), philologist and linguist. Continue Reading →
