Jacob Burckhardt

Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt 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.

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Who was born first?

• Jacob Burckhardt and Alexander Bain were born the same year
• Jacob Burckhardt and Karl Marx were born the same year
• Jacob Burckhardt was born 1 year after George Henry Lewes
• Jacob Burckhardt was born 1 year after Henry David Thoreau
• Jacob Burckhardt was born 1 year before George Eliot

Timeline

1. George Henry LewesApril 18, 1817 – November 30, 1878
2. Henry David ThoreauJuly 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862
3. Alexander BainJune 11, 1818 – September 18, 1903
4. Jacob Burckhardt (this page)May 25, 1818 – August 8, 1897
5. Karl MarxMay 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
6. George EliotNovember 22, 1819 – December 22, 1880

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