[hmwhy]

> His neglect today is unfortunate but instructive.

> Yet the science of our time has no place for Humboldt.

It is worth noting that the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is very well-known in academia due to its prestigious sponsorships and world-class hospitality for exchange scientists.

Edit: missing line break, typo.

[est31]

FTR Humboldt didn't establish that foundation, it was only named in his honor. The current foundation was established after WW2 by the German state.

[hmwhy]

Absolutely. :)

The point of noting the existence of the foundation is more that his values are actually not neglected and very much alive today -- those values are actually promoted by the foundation, and those sponsored by the foundation are encouraged to promote those values, too.

[NittLion78]

In Chicago, he's known as three things: a neighborhood, a park, and a statue:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park,_Chicago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humboldt_Park_(Chicago_park) https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/28/Vo...

Most people here couldn't tell you who he is, though.