Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
German organization promoting international cooperation in scientific research
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Summary
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (689 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Field of work: job training[3], research[4]
- Member of: Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen[5], Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[6], German Commission for UNESCO[7]
- Country: Germany[8]
- Instance of: foundation[9]
- Named after: Alexander von Humboldt[10]
- Headquarters location: Mirbachstraße 3–5[11], Bonn[12]
- Chief executive officer: Thomas Hesse[13]
- Commons category: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung[14]
- Industry: voluntary sector[15]
- Chairperson: Robert Schlögl[16]
- Inception: 1953[17]
- Official website: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/[18]
- Topic's main category: Category:Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung[19]
- Employees: 241[20], 254[21]
- Legal form: private foundation[22]
- Short name: AvH[23]
- Total revenue: 140,496,100 euro[24], 158,639,000 euro[25]
- Number of viewers/listeners: 1,714,045[26]
- Grants: Philipp Franz von Siebold Award[27], Humboldt Prize[28], Max Planck Research Award[29], Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award[30], Alexander von Humboldt Professorship[31]
- Endowment: 26,356,300 euro[32], 28,160,100 euro[33]
- Related category: Category:Awards conferred by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation[34]
- Privacy policy URL: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/datenschutzerklaerung[35]
- Social media followers: 241[36], 251[37], 253[38]
- Impressum URL: https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/impressum[39]
- Organisation tax status: tax-exempt under the German Fiscal Code[40]
Why It Matters
Alexander von Humboldt Foundation has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]