Caroline von Humboldt

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Caroline von Humboldt was a German noblewoman, salonnière, and patron of the arts and sciences who played a significant role in Berlin’s intellectual and cultural life in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
noblewoman
patron of the arts
patron of the sciences
salonnière
associatedWith Berlin intellectual circles
German cultural life
Prussian aristocracy
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Prussia
ethnicGroup German
familyName von Humboldt
fieldOfWork arts patronage
salon culture
scientific patronage
givenName Caroline
influenced Berlin arts scene
Berlin scientific community
languagesSpokenWrittenOrSigned German
movement German Enlightenment
German Romanticism
name Caroline von Humboldt
nobleTitle noblewoman
notableFor hosting an influential intellectual salon in Berlin
supporting artists and scientists in early 19th-century Berlin
supporting artists and scientists in late 18th-century Berlin
notablePlace Berlin salons
occupation patron of the arts
patron of the sciences
salonnière
placeOfActivity Berlin
residence Berlin
sexOrGender female
socialRole cultural mediator
patron of intellectual circles
sphereOfInfluence cultural life of Berlin
intellectual life of Berlin
spouse Wilhelm von Humboldt
timePeriod early 19th century
late 18th century


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