Burckhardt (surname)

Last updated August 04, 2025

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

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