Jacob Burckhardt

Jacob Burckhardt
Jacob Burckhardt
	Burkhardt in 1892
Born	25 May 1818; Basel, Switzerland
Died	8 August 1897 (aged 79); Basel, Switzerland
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Bonn
Academic work
Institutions	University of Basel; Federal Polytechnic School
Main interests	History of art; Cultural history
Notable works	The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Die Cultur der Renaissance in Italien; 1860)

Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (/ˈbɜːrkhɑːrt/;^[1] Swiss Standard German: [ˈbʊrkhart]; 25 May 1818 – 8 August 1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. His best known work is The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (1860). He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history.^[2] Sigfried Giedion described Burckhardt's achievement in the following terms: "The great discoverer of the age of the Renaissance, he first showed how a period should be treated in its entirety, with regard not only for its painting, sculpture and architecture, but for the social institutions of its daily life as well."^[3]

^ "Burckhardt". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.
^ Jakob Burckhardt Renaissance Cultural History
^ In Space, Time and Architecture (6th ed.), p 3.

[1] "Burckhardt". Dictionary.com Unabridged (Online). n.d.

[2] Jakob Burckhardt Renaissance Cultural History

[3] In Space, Time and Architecture (6th ed.), p 3.

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Jacob Burckhardt
Burkhardt in 1892
Born	(1818-05-25)25 May 1818 Basel, Switzerland
Died	8 August 1897(1897-08-08) (aged 79) Basel, Switzerland

Academic background
Alma mater	University of Bonn
Academic work
Institutions	University of Basel Federal Polytechnic School
Main interests	History of art Cultural history
Notable works	The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy (Die Cultur der Renaissance in Italien; 1860)