biography
| name: |
Burckhardt, Jacob (Christopher)
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pronunciation:
[berkhah(r)t]
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1818–97)
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| biography:
| Historian, born in Basel, N Switzerland. He studied theology and later art history in Berlin and Bonn, became editor of the Basler Zeitung (1844–5), and was professor of history at Basel University (1858–93). He is known for his works on the Italian Renaissance and on Greek civilization. |
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