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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (* 25. Oktober 1757 in Nassau, Herrschaft Stein zu Nassau; † 29. Juni 1831 in Cappenberg, Provinz Westfalen, Königreich Preußen) war ein preußischer Staatsmann und Reformer.

STEIN, HEINRICH FRIEDRICH KARL VOM UND ZUM (1757–1831), Prussian politician and reformer. In June 1807, on the eve of Prussia's capitulation to Napoleon in the disastrous Treaty of Tilsit, Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein summarized his bold plan for political and social reform in Prussia:

The Prussian statesman Baron Heinrich Friedrich Karl vom und zum Stein (1757-1831) was the initiator and planner of the Prussian recovery after the collapse of 1806. Baron Stein was born in Nassau on Oct. 26, 1757, the scion of an ancient knightly family. He studied at the University of Göttingen and entered the Prussian administrative service ...

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Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (25 October 1757 – 29 June 1831), commonly known as Baron vom Stein, was a Prussian statesman who introduced the Prussian reforms, which paved the way for the unification of Germany.

English: Heinrich Friedrich Karl Reichsfreiherr vom und zum Stein (1757–1831), commonly known as Baron vom Stein, was a Prussian statesman who introduced reforms during the Napoleonic era that paved the way for the later unification of Germany. He promoted the abolition of serfdom and the establishment of a modern municipal system.