Jakob Burckhardt the Elder

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Akob Burckhardt the Elder (1785–1858) theologian, Antistes of the Reformed Church in Basel. Epitaphs (grave tablets) in the Gothic double cloister (15th century) of the Basel Minster.
Epitaphs (grave tablets) in the Gothic double cloister (15th century) of the Basel Minster .

Jakob Burckhardt the Elder , also Jacob Burckhardt the Elder (born November 4, 1785 in Basel , † December 17, 1858 ibid) was a Swiss Reformed clergyman .

Jakob Burckhardt was the son of Johann Rudolf Burckhardt (1738–1820), pastor at Basel's St. Peter's Church . He served from 1816 to 1836 as a senior helper (second pastor) at the Basel cathedral . From 1838 to 1858 he was the first minister pastor and thus Antistes of the Basel Reformed Church .

Burckhardt was married to Susanna Maria Schorndorff (1782-1830) from 1811 to 1830 and is therefore occasionally referred to as Jakob Burckhardt-Schorndorff . The marriage resulted in six children, including the cultural historian Jacob (Christoph) Burckhardt . A second marriage in 1833 resulted in two more children.

Fonts (selection)

  • Brief History of the Reformation in Basel: A Contribution to the Third Secular Feyer . Basel: N. Müller, 1818 ( digitized second, improved edition 1818).
  • Textbook of Christian religious instruction for the churches in the canton of Basel . Basel: Schweighauser, 1832 ( digitized ).
  • Speeches at the fourth secular celebration of the invention of the art of printing in Basel . Basel: Schneider, 1840.

literature

  • Rudolf Meyer-Kraemer: Jakob Burckhardt's letters to Gottfried and Johanna Kinkel . In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde , Vol. 19, 1921, pp. 195–344. ( Digitized version )
  • Peter Dietz: Letters from the antist Jakob Burckhardt (1785-1858) to his friend Johann Jakob Frei (1789-1852), pastor in Appenzell-Ausserrhoden . In: Basler Zeitschrift für Geschichte und Altertumskunde, Vol. 53, 1954, pp. 99–158 ( digitized version )
  • Werner Kaegi : Jacob Burckhardt. A biography. Volume I: Early youth and the Basel heritage . Schwabe, Basel 1947.

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personal data
SURNAME Burckhardt, Jakob the Elder
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Burckhardt, Jacob the Elder
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss reformed clergyman
DATE OF BIRTH November 4, 1785
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH December 17, 1858
Place of death Basel