Who is Alexander von Humboldt, and why do we care?

Ingrid Piller

Who is Alexander von Humboldt, and why do we care?

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Abstract

On the eve of the biennial Humboldt Symposium at Macquarie University this weekend, we asked its chair Ingrid Piller, Humboldtian scholar and Distinguished Professor of Applied Linguistics, to explain.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Lighthouse
Publisher	Macquarie University
Publication status	Published - 18 Nov 2019

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