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Jacob Burckhardt
Jacob Burckhardt, 1892
In his final major work, the Swiss historian Jacob Burckhardt examined Greek civilization. This uncompleted survey, titled Griechische Kulturgeschichte (1898–1902; History of Greek Culture), was published posthumously by his friends.1