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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: Relire Burckhardt: cycle de conférences organisé au musée du Louvre par le Service culturel du 25 novembre au 16 décembre 1996 sous la direction de Matthias Waschek

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Born 25 May 1818
Died 8 August 1897
Subjects
Civilization, History, Renaissance, Art, Philosophy, World history, Architecture, Italian Painting, Renaissance Architecture, Civilisation, Historiography, Italy, Painting, Italian, Biography, Correspondence, Greek and Roman Civilization, Historians, Italy, civilization, Renaissance, italy, Civilization, Greek and Roman, Description and travel, Histoire, Italian Art, Philosophie, Aesthetics
Places
Italy, Rome, Greece, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Byzantine Empire, Europe, Italie, Ticino (Switzerland), Bomarzo, Bomarzo (Italy), France, Italien, London (England), Prussia (Germany), Rome (Italy), 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), Jacob Burckhardt, Paul Heyse (1830-1914), 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?), Heinrich von Geymüller (1839-1909), Max Alioth (1842-1892), 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, 18th century, To 146 B.C., 1268-1492, 1648-1789, 1789-1799, 1830-1848, 19th century, Constantines, 306-363, 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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  • Jakob Christoph Burckhardt
  • Jakob Burckhardt

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