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Bouchard Bouchard, a Norman name with German elements means "fort" (bourgh) and "brave," "strong" (heard), see Burchard (name), Burkhardt. It is also a French nickname for someone with a big mouth, "bouche" being French for mouth. Notable people with the nam ...

'', ''Burckhart'', ''Burkhart'', ''Burkard'', ''Burkhard'', ''Burkert'', '' Borchardt'', ''Burckhardt'' and variants,

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''Burgheard'') are both

Germanic given name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', for "noble", and ', for "counsel". However, there are also ...

s and surnames, from ''Burg'' "castle" and ''hart'' "hard". Notable people with the name include:

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Burchard *

Burchard of Würzburg Burchard of Würzburg (in German Burkard or Burkhard) was an Anglo-Saxon missionary who became the first Bishop of Würzburg (741–751). Life He was an Anglo-Saxon Benedictine monk possibly of noble birth, and educated at Malmesbury Abbey. He l ...

, an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire *

Burchard I, Duke of Swabia Burchard I ( – 5 or 23 November 911), a member of the Hunfriding dynasty, was a Duke of Alamannia from 909 until his death. He also held the title of a margrave of Raetia Curiensis, as well as count in the Thurgau and Baar. Life Burchard was t ...

(c. 855/860–911) *

Burchard II, Duke of Swabia Burchard II (883/88429 April 926) was the Hunfriding Duke of Swabia (from 917) and Count of Raetia. He was the son of Burchard I of Swabia and Liutgard of Saxony. Burchard took part in the early wars over Swabia. His family being from Francon ...

(c. 883–926) *

Burchard III, Duke of Swabia Burchard III (c. 91512 November 973), a member of the Hunfriding dynasty, was the count of Thurgau and Zürichgau, perhaps of Rhaetia, and then Duke of Swabia from 954 to his death. He was the son of Burchard II, Duke of Swabia and Regilinda. ...

(c. 915–973) * Burchard, Duke of Thuringia (died 908) *

Burchard of Worms Burchard of Worms ( 950/965 – August 20, 1025) was the bishop of the Imperial City of Worms, in the Holy Roman Empire. He was the author of a canon law collection of twenty books known as the '' Decretum'', ''Decretum Burchardi'', or ''Decreto ...

(c. 950–1025), theologian * Burchard (archbishop of Vienne) (died 1031) * Burchard (bishop of Aosta) (died 1068), also Archbishop of Lyon (1033–1034), under the name Burchard III * Burchard II, Bishop of Halberstadt, 11th-century German cleric and statesman * Burchard of Basle, 11th-century bishop of Basle * Burchard of Istria (died 1106/1107) *

Burchard, Bishop of Utrecht Burchard was Bishop of Utrecht between 1100 and 1112. He was dean in Strasbourg before he was appointed as bishop by Emperor Henry IV in 1100. He supported the Emperor during the investiture controversy but he did not play a major part in it. He ...

, 11th/12th century * Burchard ( 1150–1195), second abbot of St. John's Abbey in the Thurtal, see Berchtold of Engelberg *

Burchard of Mount Sion Burchard of Mount Sion (, also misnamed ''Brocard'' or ''Bocard''; fl. late 13th century), was a German priest, Dominican friar, pilgrim and author probably from Magdeburg in northern Germany, who travelled to the Middle East at the end of the 1 ...

, 13th-century traveler to the Middle East Burghard * Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst (1825–1895), Prussian parliamentarian Burkhard * Burkhard Gladigow (born 1939), German scholar of religious studies and classical philology Burkard * Burkard Polster (born 1965), mathematician

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Adolphe Borchard Adolphe Borchard (1882–1967) was a French pianist and composer who worked on a number of film scores during the 1930s and 1940s including large-budget films such as '' Ultimatum'' (1938). He has several music students. The Vietnamese composer N ...

(1882–1967), French pianist and composer *

August Borchard August Borchard (4 July 1864, Lemgo – 19 February 1940, Berlin) was a German physician and surgeon. He studied medicine at the Universities of Freiburg, Munich, Würzburg and Jena, receiving his doctorate at the latter institution in 18 ...

(1864–1940), German physician and surgeon *

Beatrix Borchard Beatrix Borchard (born 1950) is a German musicologist and author. The focus of her publications is the life and work of female and male musicians, such as Clara and Robert Schumann, Amalie and Joseph Joachim, Pauline Viardot-Garcia, and Adriana ...

(1950), German musicologist and author * Edwin Borchard (1884–1951), international legal scholar and jurist *

Ian Borchard Ian Alfred Borchard (born 5 August 1957) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1970s. He also played for West Adelaide in the South Australian National Football League (SANF ...

(1957), former Australian rules footballer *

Joe Borchard Joseph Edward Borchard (born November 25, 1978) is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder. Borchard was the 12th pick of the first round in the 2000 Major League Baseball Draft out of Stanford University by the Chicago White Sox ...

(1978), American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder * Leo Borchard (1899–1945), German-Russian conductor *

Ruth Borchard Ruth Borchard (1910–2000) was a British writer who created a collection of self-portraits made by 100 modern British artists, the Ruth Borchard Collection. A notable work of Borchard's was '' John Stuart Mill: the Man''. Early and personal l ...

(1910–2000), British writer Borchardt Borchert *

Bernhard Borchert Bernhard Borchert (1 December 1863, Riga – 1945) was a Baltic-German painter who spent the greatest part of his life in Latvia. He entered the Imperial Academy of Arts in Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Пет� ...

(1863–1945), Baltic German artist in Latvia *

Jochen Borchert Jochen Borchert (born 25 April 1940 in Nahrstedt, Stendal) is a German politician and member of the CDU. He was minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection in Chancellor Helmut Kohl's cabinet from 1993 to 1998. From 1980 to 2009 he ha ...

(born 1940), German politician * John R. Borchert, proponent of Borchert's Epochs * Katrin Borchert (born 1969), German Australian kayaker * William G. Borchert, American screenwriter *

Wolfgang Borchert Wolfgang Borchert (; 20 May 1921 – 20 November 1947) was a German author and playwright whose work was strongly influenced by his experience of dictatorship and his service in the '' Wehrmacht'' during the Second World War. His work is among ...

(1921–1947), German author Bouchard Bourquard * Claude Bourquard (1937–2011), French fencer Burchard *

Burchard-Bélaváry family The Burchard-Bélaváry family (''Szikavai és Bélaváry Both/Burchard'' in Hungarian ; ''Burchard von Bellawary de Sycava'' in German) is an aristocratic family of Hungarian origin who gave many personalities. Its comes from the ''Both de Bajn ...

, an aristocratic family of Hungarian origin, originally called ''Both de Szikava et Bélavár'' *

Brendon Burchard Brendon Burchard is a bestselling author from the New York Times. His latest book, High Performance Habits, was a Wall Street Journal bestseller and was nominated by Amazon as one of his top three business and leadership books of 2017 uMagazine ...

(born 1977), American author and motivational speaker * Ernst Burchard (1876–1920), German author and doctor * Charles Burchard (1810–1879), American politician from Wisconsin * Horatio C. Burchard (1825–1908), American politician from Illinois *

Johann Burchard Johann Burchard, also spelled Johannes Burchart or Burkhart (c.1450–1506) was an Alsatian-born priest and chronicler during the Italian Renaissance. He spent his entire career at the papal Courts of Sixtus IV, Innocent VIII, Alexander VI, Piu ...

, 15th-century church figure * Johann Burchard Freystein (1671–1718), German lawyer and hymn writer * Johann Heinrich Burchard (1852–1912), Hamburg lawyer and politician * Oscar Burchard (1863–1949), German botanist, see List of Euphorbia species (G-O) * Peter Burchard, author *

Petrea Burchard Petrea Celeste Burchard is an American actress. She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her most recognizable role to date is as the English voice actor for fictional character and space pirate, Ryoko Hakubi from ...

(born 1955), American actress * Samuel D. Burchard (politician) (1836–1901), American politician from Wisconsin *

Pablo Burchard Pablo Burchard (November 4, 1875 – July 13, 1964) was a Chilean painter. His father was German architect Teodoro Burchard Haeberle, who arrived in Chile around 1855, and introduced the Gothic style, and his mother was María (Sofía) Luisa Egg ...

(1879–1964), Chilean painter *

Wolf Burchard Wolf Burchard is a British-German art historian and museum curator. He joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2019, where he is responsible for British decorative arts. Life and career Burchard held curatorial positions at the ...

(*1985), British-German art historian and museum curator Burchardt *

Brigitte Burchardt Brigitte Burchardt (born 17 October 1954), née Hofmann, also Burchardt-Hofmann, is a German chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman International Master (WIM, 1975). She was a three-time winner the East Germany Women's Chess Champions ...

(born 1954), German chess player * Regina Burchardt (born 1983), German volleyball player *

Ulla Burchardt Ursula "Ulla" Burchardt (born 22 April 1954 in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German politician and member of the SPD. Political career Burchardt was first elected to the German Bundestag in the 1994 elections. Throughout her time in pa ...

(born 1954), German politician Burckhardt *

Burckhardt Burckhardt, or (de) Bourcard in French, is a family of the Basel patriciate, descended from Christoph (Stoffel) Burckhardt (1490–1578), a merchant in cloth and silk originally from Münstertal, Black Forest, who received Basel citizenship i ...

, or (de) Bourcard, a family of the Basel patriciate **

Johann Ludwig Burckhardt Johann Ludwig (also known as John Lewis, Jean Louis) Burckhardt (24 November 1784 – 15 October 1817) was a Swiss traveller, geographer and Orientalist. Burckhardt assumed the alias ''Sheikh Ibrahim Ibn Abdallah'' during his travels in Arabia ...

(1784–1817), Swiss traveler and orientalist **

Jacob Burckhardt Carl Jacob Christoph Burckhardt (25 May 1818 – 8 August 1897) was a Swiss historian of art and culture and an influential figure in the historiography of both fields. He is known as one of the major progenitors of cultural history. Sigfri ...

(1818–1897), Swiss historian of art and culture ** Gottlieb Burckhardt (1836–1907), Swiss psychiatrist ** Carl Jacob Burckhardt (1891–1974), Swiss diplomat and historian **

Titus Burckhardt Titus Burckhardt (24 October 1908 – 15 January 1984) was a Swiss writer and a leading member of the Perennialist or Traditionalist School. He was the author of numerous works on metaphysics, cosmology, anthropology, esoterism, alchemy, Sufism ...

(1908–1984), Swiss author and traditionalist ** Rudy Burckhardt (1914–1999), Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer * Carl Nathanael Burckhardt (1878–1923), Swiss painter and sculptor * Fabian Burckhardt, Swiss curler * Johann Jakob Burckhardt (1903–2006), Swiss mathematician and crystallographer * Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825), German astronomer and mathematician * Karl Burckhardt-Iselin (1830–1893), Swiss politician * Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter *

Max Burckhard Max Burckhard (14 July 1854, Korneuburg, Lower Austria - 16 March 1912, Vienna) was director of the Burgtheater, Vienna, from 1890 to 1898. Vita Max Burckhard, a lawyer, was the artistic director of the Burgtheater when it opened as the “ ...

(1854–1912), Austrian theatre director * Walter Burckhardt (1905–1971), Swiss dermatologist Burgard *

Wolfram Burgard Wolfram Burgard (born 1961 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany) is a German roboticist. He is a full professor at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg where he heads the Laboratory for Autonomous Intelligent Systems. He is known for his substantial c ...

(born 1961), German roboticist Burgert * Jonas Burgert, German artist Burghardt *

Arthur Burghardt Arthur Burghardt (born August 29, 1947) is an American retired actor, best known for portraying Jack Scott on the soap opera ''One Life to Live''. In animation, he's known for lending his deep bass voice as Devastator in '' The Transformers'', D ...

(born 1947), American actor *

Jack Burghardt John O. (Jack) Burghardt (19 September 1929 – 28 September 2002) was a Canadian television news broadcaster, politician and church minister. Born in Port Colborne, Ontario, Burghardt became one of the first on-air personalities on CHCH-TV ...

(1929–2002), Canadian news broadcaster and politician *

Marcus Burghardt Marcus Burghardt (born 30 June 1983) is a former German professional road bicycle racer, who has retired from professional racing as a result of a severe wrist injury suffered at the Tour of Poland in 2021, where he crashed at a roundabout clos ...

(born 1983), German cyclist Burkard *

Chris Burkard Chris Burkard is an American photographer and artist, based in the California Central Coast region. He photographs landscape, lifestyle, surf, outdoor, and travel subjects. Burkard takes a photojournalistic approach to make editorial projects, ...

(born 1986), American photographer * Oscar Burkard (1877–1950), German-American soldier *

Rainer Burkard Rainer Ernst Burkard (born 28 January 1943, Graz, Austria ) is an Austrian mathematician. His research interests include discrete optimization, graph theory, applied discrete mathematics, and applied number theory.Stephen F. Burkard (born 1897), New York state senator Burkart *

Arturo Burkart Arturo is a Spanish and Italian variant of the name Arthur. People *Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1985), American-born Salvadoran footballer * Arturo Álvarez (footballer, born 1959), Mexican footballer * Arthuro Henrique Bernhardt (b. 1982), B ...

(1906–1975), Argentine botanist, see Prosopis *

Stefan Burkart Stefan Burkart (9 December 1957 – 3 May 2020) was a Swiss sprint (running), sprinter and Coach (sport), sports coach who specialised in the 60 metres and 100 metres. His personal bests of 6.61 seconds and 10.32 seconds are former Swiss records ...

(born 1957), Swiss Olympic sprinter Burkhard *

Paul Burkhard Paul Burkhard (21 December 1911, Zürich – 6 September 1977, Zell) was a Swiss composer. He primarily wrote oratorios, musicals and operettas. The contemporaneous and similarly named Swiss composer Willy Burkhard was no relation to him. Probab ...

(1911–1977), Swiss composer *

Willy Burkhard Willy Burkhard (17 April 1900 – 18 June 1955) was a Swiss composer and academic teacher, influential in both capacities. He taught music theory at the Berne Conservatory and the Zürich Conservatory. His works include an opera, oratorios, cantat ...

(1900–1955), Swiss composer Burkhardt * Heinrich Friedrich Karl Ludwig Burkhardt (1861–1914), German mathematician * Filip Burkhardt (born 1987), Polish footballer * Marcin Burkhardt (born 1983), Polish footballer * Nick Burkhardt, fictional '' Grimm'' character Burkhart *

Jackie Burkhart This is a list of characters appearing in the television series ''That '70s Show'' and '' That '90s Show''. Cast table Main characters Eric Forman Portrayed by Topher Grace: The protagonist; Eric is a nice guy, generally nerdy, clumsy, and a ...

, fictional ''That '70s Show'' character * Morgan Burkhart (born 1972), American baseball player Burkert * Herbert Burkert, German law scholar * Martin Burkert (born 1964), German politician *

Nancy Ekholm Burkert Nancy Ekholm Burkert (born February 16, 1933) is an American artist and illustrator. Her most celebrated work is the picture book ''Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs'' (1972), which was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book and a Caldecott Honor Boo ...

(born 1933), American artist and illustrator *

Rudolf Burkert Rudolf Burkert (31 October 1904 – 7 June 1985) was an Ethnic German Czechoslovak Nordic skier who competed in the 1920s and 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the ski jumping individual large hill competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. M ...

(1904–1985), German/Czechoslovakian Nordic skier *

Walter Burkert Walter Burkert (; 2 February 1931 – 11 March 2015) was a German scholar of Greek mythology and cult. A professor of classics at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US. He has influenced generations of studen ...

(1931–2015), German classicist

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