Burckhardt, Jacob

Jacob Burckhardt (1818 - 1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture. He was born in Basel, where he studied theology; he went on to study art history at the University of Berlin. Burckhardt taught at various institutions, most notablythe University of Basel. He was a great conservative and pessimist and anopponent of both democracy and industrialization. Better known as a Renaissance Cultural historian, Burckhardt is remembered for his The Culture of the Renaissance in Italy (1860). ;

Swiss historian of art and culture, Burkhardt is famous for his works on the Italian Renaissance and on Greek civilization. His innovative approach to historical research encompasses the complete life of people, including their religion, art and literature.;