von Humboldt may refer to:
- Wilhelm von Humboldt - a Prussian minister, linguist and philosopher
- Alexander von Humboldt - a Prussian naturalist and explorer
Famous quotes containing the words von and/or humboldt:
“Pity on the person who has become accustomed to seeing in necessity something arbitrary, who ascribes to the arbitrary some sort of reason, and even claims that following that sort of reason has religious value.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“Possession, it is true, crowns exertion with rest; but it is only in the illusions of fancy that it has power to charm us.”
—Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)