Burckhardt
Ja·kob [yah-kawp], /ˈyɑ kɔp/, 1818–97, Swiss historian.
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How to use Burckhardt in a sentence
It was in the month of March that Burckhardt and his companions had their hardest experience of the dreadful desert thirst.
The Animal Story Book | VariousComing in on the bus, Burckhardt watched critically out the window, seeking evidence of an explosion.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik PohlNone of the usual crowd were on the bus, so there wasn't anyone Burckhardt could ask about the explosion.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik PohlShe was wearing some kind of perfume, Burckhardt noted with what little of his mind was functioning at all.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik PohlWith fingers that kept stabbing the wrong holes, Burckhardt finally managed to dial the local police station.
The Tunnel Under The World | Frederik Pohl
British Dictionary definitions for Burckhardt
/ (German ˈbʊrkhart) /
Jacob Christoph . 1818–97, Swiss art and cultural historian; author of The Civilisation of the Renaissance in Italy (1860)
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