How did the University of Basel recognize Jacob Burckhardt’s academic work?

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The University of Basel recognized Jacob Burckhardt’s academic potential by awarding him a Ph.D. in absentia. Following his return from Berlin in 1843, the university authorized him to begin giving private lectures.1

Later in his career, Burckhardt returned to the institution in 1858 to occupy Basel’s only chair of history, a position he held for the remainder of his academic tenure until his retirement in 1893.1