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Burckhardt (surname)

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Overview

Burckhardt is a German-language surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Members of the patrician family from Basel

*Christoph Burckhardt (1740–1812), a Swiss merchant involved in international trade and slave trade *Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897), Swiss historian of art and culture, author of "The Culture of the Renaissance" *Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (1784–1817), Swiss traveler and orientalist who re-discovered the ancient city of Petra *Carl Jacob Burckhardt, diplomat and President of the Red Cross *Karl Burckhardt (1830–1893), Swiss politician *Johann Gottlieb Burckhardt (1836–1907), Swiss psychiatrist and founder of modern psychosurgery *Charlotte Louise Burckhardt (1862–1892), daughter of a Swiss merchant from Basel *Titus Burckhardt (1908–1984), Swiss author and member of the Traditionalist School *Rudy Burckhardt (1914–1999), Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer *Martin Burckhardt (1921–2007), Swiss architect, politician, and patron of the arts *Tom Burckhardt (born 1964), American artist

Others

*Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (1878–1923), Swiss painter and sculptor *Elsa Burckhardt-Blum (1900–1974), Swiss architect and painter *Fabian Burckhardt, Swiss curler *Friedrich-Karl Burckhardt, World War I flying ace *Heinrich Christian Burckhardt (1811–1879), German forester and entomologist *Hubertus Meyer-Burckhardt (born 1956), German author, television presenter, and talkshow host *Jenny Burckhardt (1849–1935), Swiss painter *Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825), German-born astronomer and mathematician *Johann Jakob Burckhardt (1903–2006), Swiss mathematician and crystallographer *Johannes Burckhardt (1853–1914), German Protestant minister *Louise Bachofen-Burckhardt (1845–1920), Swiss philanthropist *Lucius Burckhardt (1925–2003), Swiss sociologist and economist *Lutz-Wilhelm Burckhardt (1919–1993), German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II *Marc Burckhardt, American fine artist and illustrator *Martin Burckhardt (born 1957), German author and cultural theorist *Ute Trekel-Burckhardt (born 1939), German operatic mezzo-soprano *Walter Burckhardt (1905–1971), Swiss dermatologist *William Burckhardt Barker (1810?–1856), English orientalist

See also

* Burckhardt Helferich (1887–1982), German chemist * Burckhardt Hoppe (born 1946), German former sports shooter * Burchard (name) * Burkhardt * Burghardt

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