Carl Burckhardt

	Carl Burckhardt Carl Burckhardt or Karl Burckhardt may refer to: Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825), German astronomer and mathematician Karl Burckhardt-Iselin (1830–1893), Swiss politician Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (1878–1923), Swiss painter and sculptor Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891–1974), Swiss diplomat and historian {{hndis, Burckhardt, Carl, Burckhardt, Karl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Johann Karl Burckhardt Johann Karl Burckhardt (30 April 1773 – 22 June 1825) was a German-born astronomer and mathematician. He later became a naturalized French citizen and became known as Jean Charles Burckhardt. He is remembered in particular for his work in fundamental astronomy, and for his lunar theory, which was in widespread use for the construction of navigational ephemerides of the Moon for much of the first half of the nineteenth century. Life and career Burckhardt was born in Leipzig, where he studied mathematics and astronomy. Later he became an assistant at the Gotha Observatory and studied under Franz Xaver von Zach. On von Zach's recommendation he joined the observatory of the École militaire in Paris, then directed by Jérôme Lalande. He was appointed as ''astronome-adjoint'' to the ''Bureau des Longitudes'' and received his letters of French naturalization as a French citizen in 1799, and was elected to the '' L'Institut National des Sciences et des Arts'' in 1804. After Lalan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Karl Burckhardt-Iselin Karl Burckhardt-Iselin (2 July 1830, in Basel – 24 August 1893) was a Swiss Swiss may refer to: * the adjectival form of Switzerland * Swiss people Places * Swiss, Missouri * Swiss, North Carolina Swiss, West Virginia Swiss, Wisconsin Other uses Swiss-system tournament, in various games and sports Swiss Internation ... politician and President of the Swiss National Council (1880/1881). External links * * 1830 births 1893 deaths Politicians from Basel-Stadt Swiss Calvinist and Reformed Christians Free Democratic Party of Switzerland politicians Members of the National Council (Switzerland) Presidents of the National Council (Switzerland) Mayors of places in Switzerland {{Switzerland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Carl Nathanael Burckhardt Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (13 January 1878, Lindau - 24 December 1923, Ligornetto) was a Swiss painter and sculptor. Although a modernist, his choice of subject matter was Neoclassically inspired. Life and work After his father's early death, his family moved to Basel. He began his studies in 1896, as a student of the painter, Fritz Schider, then attended a private school operated by Heinrich Knirr in Munich. In 1899, he took a trip to Rome with his friend, Heinrich Altherr, drew his interests toward sculpting. In 1901, he started work on his first sculpture, featuring Zeus and Eros. He then came under the influence of Max Klinger and created a statue of Venus in 1904. Five years later, he won a competition for the design of niche figures and façade reliefs at the Kunsthaus Zürich. The reliefs featured Amazon figures that were cut by his assistant, in 1912. From 1913 until his death, he was an active member of the . One of his best known works is an Amazon leading ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]