He was the first philologist to study the Basque language scientifically, and he also did work on languages of the South Sea islands.
He was the first philologist to study the Basque language scientifically, and he also did work on languages of the South Sea islands. Born in 1767, he became his countrys minister to Rome in 1801, but returned seven years later to become minister of education, and founded the University of Berlin. FTP, identify this Prussian statesman, whose younger brother was a famous naturalist and explorer after whom a current is named.
He was the first philologist to study the Basque language scientifically, and he also did work on languages of the South Sea islands.
Karl Wilhelm von {Humboldt}