ISBN-13: 9783110425833 / Niemiecki / Twarda / 2015 / 172 str.
The correspondence between Alexander von Humboldt and the historian Johann David Erdmann Preuss, who supervised the editions of Frederick the Great, documents Humboldt s interest in history as well as his impact as a patron of the sciences. It offers insight into the institutionalization and scientification of historical research in Berlin."