# The Culture of Liberty: Wilhelm von Humboldt

**URL:** <https://www.libertarianism.org/podcasts/excursions/the-culture-of-liberty-wilhelm-von-humboldt>

**By** George H. Smith

**Published:** June 29, 2016

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George H. Smith explores Humboldt’s defense of individuality, written in 1792.

[Originally published in essay form on October 29, 2013.](https://www.libertarianism.org/columns/culture-liberty-wilhelm-von-humboldt)

_Narrated by Daniel Hyland._