Jacob Burckhardt
(1818-1897)

Swiss historian (1818–1897) – Jacob Burckhardt was born in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland) on May 25th, 1818 and died in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland) on August 8th, 1897 at the age of 79. Today Jacob Burckhardt would be 205 years old.

Age

how old was Jacob Burckhardt when he died?

Jacob Burckhardt died in 1897 at the age of 79.

Biographical data

Birthday	May 25th, 1818 (Monday)
Place of Birth	Basel City on the Rhine, in Switzerland
Death Date	August 8th, 1897 (Sunday)
Death place	Basel City on the Rhine, in Switzerland
Birth sign (Zodiac)	Gemini (The Twins) ♊
Chinese Zodiac	Tiger 兎

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Jacob Burckhardt

Birthday

When was Jacob Burckhardt born?

Jacob Burckhardt was born on May 25th, 1818.

Death

When did Jacob Burckhardt die?

Jacob Burckhardt died on August 8th, 1897 at the age of 79 in Basel (City on the Rhine, in Switzerland). Today Jacob Burckhardt would be 205 years old.