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Jacob Burckhardt

Jacob Burckhardt was born in Basel, Switzerland, the son of a Protestant clergyman. He studied theology in Basel and in Neuchâtel. In 1839, having lost his faith, he moved to the University of Berlin to study art history. He spent part of 1841 at the University of Bonn studying under the art historian Franz Kugler. His first book, Die Kunstwerke der belgischen Städte, was published in 1842. He taught at the University of Basel from 1843 to 1855, then at ETH, the engineering school in Zurich. In 1858, he joined the faculty at the University of Basel until his 1893 retirement. In 1886 did started teaching art history exclusively. He is known as one of the founders of the field of cultural history.

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Born 25 May 1818
Died 8 August 1897

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  • Cover of: Grösse, Glück und Unglück in der Weltgeschichte

    First published in 1932 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1879 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Die Kultur der Renaissance in Italien: ein Versuch

    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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    First published in 1913 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The altarpiece in Renaissance Italy

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    First published in 1984 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Gedichte: nach den Handschriften des Jacob Burckhardt-Archivs in Basel

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  • Cover of: Vorträge, 1844-1887: im Auftrage der Historischen und Antiquarischen Gesellschaft zu Basel

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  • Cover of: Die Kultur der Reniassance in Italien: ein Versuch in der Textfassung der Erstausgabe

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Born 25 May 1818
Died 8 August 1897

Subjects

Civilization, History, Renaissance, Art, Philosophy, Architecture, World history, Correspondence, Italian Painting, Renaissance Architecture, Civilisation, European Art, Historians, Historiography, Italian Art, Italy, Painting, Italian, Biography, Description and travel, Greek and Roman Civilization, Italy, civilization, Renaissance, italy, Aesthetics, Art historians, Civilization, Greek and Roman

Places

Italy, Rome, Switzerland, Greece, Germany, Belgium, Europe, Italie, Byzantine Empire, Ticino (Switzerland), Bomarzo, Bomarzo (Italy), France, Italien, London (England), Prussia (Germany), Rome (Italy), Suiça, Villa Orsini Gardens (Bomarzo, Italy)

People

Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897), Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640), Constantine I Emperor of Rome (d. 337), Diocletian Emperor of Rome (245-313), Constantine I Emperor of Rome (-337), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864-1945), Paul Heyse (1830-1914), Gottfried Kinkel (1815-1882), Heinrich von Geymüller (1839-1909), Jacob Burckhardt, Johanna Kinkel (1810-1858), Peter Paul Rubens Sir (1577-1640), Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641), Constantine I Emperor of Rome, Frederick II King of Prussia (1712-1786), Friedrich von Preen (1823-1894?), Max Alioth (1842-1892), Paolo Rosselli, Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669), Sir Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)

Time

1268-1559, Empire, 284-476, Constantine I, the Great, 306-337, Diocletian, 284-305, 16th century, 18th century, Constantines, 306-363, To 146 B.C., 1268-1492, 1559-1789, 1648-1789, 1789-1799, 1830-1848, 19th century, Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815, Frederick II, 1740-1786, Geistesgeschichte 1300-1550, Geschichte 1420-1600, Modern period, 1500-, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600, Revolution

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Alternative names

  • Jakob Christoph Burckhardt
  • Jakob Burckhardt

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