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Jacob Burckhardt
AuthorBooks · Second hand1818-1897
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. 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."
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About Jacob Burckhardt
Birth
1818
Death
1897
First book
1859
Years writing
167
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. 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."
Jacob Burckhardt is globally recognized as one of the founders of cultural history.
Born in Basel, he began his studies in theology before discovering his true passion for art history.
His masterpiece, The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, remains an essential reference for understanding this historical period.
Throughout his prolific career, he published nearly 300 works exploring civilization, philosophy, and art.
After a period of training in Berlin and Bonn, he dedicated much of his life to university teaching in his hometown.
