Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

German organization promoting international cooperation in scientific research
Organization nonprofit_organization Q590267
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Alexander von Humboldt Foundation

Summary

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is a nonprofit organization[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's field of work was job training[3].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's field of work was research[4].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was a member of Allianz der Wissenschaftsorganisationen[5].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was a member of Informationsdienst Wissenschaft[6].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation was a member of German Commission for UNESCO[7].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is in the country of Germany[8].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's instance of is recorded as nonprofit organization[9].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's instance of is recorded as foundation[10].
  • Alexander von Humboldt is named after Alexander von Humboldt Foundation[11].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Mirbachstraße 3–5[12].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's headquarters location is recorded as Bonn[13].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Thomas Hesse[14].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's Commons category is recorded as Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung[15].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[16].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's chairperson is recorded as Robert Schlögl[17].
  • 1953 marks the founding of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation[18].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's official website is recorded as https://www.humboldt-foundation.de/[19].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung[20].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+254'}[21].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's legal form is recorded as private foundation[22].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'AvH'}[23].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's total revenue is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4916', 'amount': '+158639000'}[24].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+1714045'}[25].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's grants is recorded as Philipp Franz von Siebold Award[26].
  • Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's grants is recorded as Humboldt Prize[27].

Body

Founding

1953 marks the founding of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation[18].

Identity

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'AvH'}[23].

Leadership

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's chief executive officer is recorded as Thomas Hesse[14]. Its chairperson is recorded as Robert Schlögl[17].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Mirbachstraße 3–5[12], an office building[28], in Germany[29] and Bonn[13], a big city[30], in Germany[31].

Industry

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation's industry is recorded as voluntary sector[16]. Fields of work include job training[3] and research[4], a type of process[32].

Why It Matters

Alexander von Humboldt Foundation ranks in the top 7% of nonprofit_organization entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [8] . wikidata.org.
  2. [9] . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . website. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [5] . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . idw-online.de. Retrieved . idw-online.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . unesco.de. Retrieved . unesco.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . service.bund.de. Retrieved . service.bund.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . humboldt-foundation.de. humboldt-foundation.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 7d ago · Ytterbyz · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country
    Named after Alexander von Humboldt
    Chief executive officer Manfred Osten, Georg Schütte, Enno Aufderheide +1
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