humboldt

Noun humboldt has 2 senses

• humboldt(n = noun.person) baron karl wilhelm von humboldt, baron wilhelm von humboldt - German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835);
is a kind of philologist, philologue

• humboldt(n = noun.person) baron alexander von humboldt, baron friedrich heinrich alexander von humboldt - German naturalist who explored Central and South America and provided a comprehensive description of the physical universe (1769-1859);
is a kind of natural scientist, naturalist