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Who were the university's founding figures?

  • Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher

  • Karl Marx, Friedrich Engels, Otto von Bismarck

  • Albert Einstein, Max Planck, Wernher von Braun

  • Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, Walter Benjamin, Max Weber

Answer

The university was founded by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humboldt, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, and Friedrich Ernst Daniel Schleiermacher. These three figures played a crucial role in the establishment of the university.
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