Burchard ('' Bouchard'', ''Burckhart'', ''Burkhart'', ''Burkard'', ''Burkhard'', ''Burkert'', '' Borchardt'', ''Burckhardt'' and variants, Old English ''Burgheard'') are both Germanic given names and surnames, from ''Burg'' "castle" and ''hart'' "hard". Notable people with the name include:

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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 (c. 855/860–911) * Burchard II, Duke of Swabia (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 Regilind ...

(c. 915–973) * Burchard, Duke of Thuringia (died 908) * Burchard of Worms (c. 950–1025), theologian * Burchard (archbishop of Vienne) (died 1031) *

Burchard (bishop of Aosta) Burchard or Bouchard or Buckard or Burchard Aosta (died after 10 July 1068), was Bishop of Aosta (1025–1032) and Archbishop of Lyon (1033–1034), under the name of Burchard III, and finally prior of the territorial abbey of Saint Maurice. Burcha ...

(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 Burchard II or Burkhard II, also Purcard, was the son of Burchard I of Moosburg and elder brother of Burchard III. He was created Margrave of Istria sometime before 1093, when he first appears in a charter of the Emperor Henry IV along with other ...

(died 1106/1107) * Burchard, Bishop of Utrecht, 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 ...

, 13th-century traveler to the Middle East Burghard * Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst (1825–1895), Prussian parliamentarian Burkhard *

Burkhard Gladigow Burkhard Gladigow (8 November 1939 – 16 December 2022) was a German scholar of religious studies and classical philology. He was professor at the University of Tübingen. Biography Burkhard Gladigow was born in Berlin on 8 November 1939. Gladi ...

(born 1939), German scholar of religious studies and classical philology Burkard *

Burkard Polster Burkard Polster (born 26 February 1965 in Würzburg) is a German mathematician who runs and presents the ''Mathologer'' channel on YouTube. Polster earned a doctorate from the University of Erlangen–Nuremberg in 1993 under the supervision of K ...

(born 1965), mathematician

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Borchard * Adolphe Borchard (1882–1967), French pianist and composer * August Borchard (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 H ...

(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 (SANFL ...

(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 li ...

(1910–2000), British writer Borchardt Borchert * Bernhard Borchert (1863–1945), Baltic German artist in Latvia * Jochen Borchert (born 1940), German politician * John R. Borchert, proponent of

Borchert's Epochs Borchert's epochs refer to five distinct periods in the history of American urbanization and are also known as Borchert's model of urban evolution. Each epoch is characterized by the impact of a particular transport technology on the creation and d ...

Katrin Borchert Katrin Borchert (born 4 November 1969) is an East German-born Australian sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to 2001. Competing in three Summer Olympics, she won three medals with one silver (1992: K-4 500 m for Germany) and two b ...

(born 1969), German Australian kayaker * William G. Borchert, American screenwriter * Wolfgang Borchert (1921–1947), German author Bouchard Bourquard * Claude Bourquard (1937–2011), French fencer Burchard * Burchard-Bélaváry family, an aristocratic family of Hungarian origin, originally called ''Both de Szikava et Bélavár'' * Brendon Burchard (born 1977), American author and motivational speaker *

Ernst Burchard Ernst Burchard (9 September 1876 – 5 February 1920) was a German physician, sexologist, and gay rights advocate and author. Burchard, who was gay, testified as an expert witness in several court cases involving prosecutions on grounds of Para ...

(1876–1920), German author and doctor *

Charles Burchard Charles Burchard (January 1, 1810 – April 1, 1879) was an American politician. Burchard was born in Granby, Massachusetts. He married Martha Pitcher (1810–1901) in 1829. Burchard moved to western New York, where he took part in the United S ...

(1810–1879), American politician from Wisconsin * Horatio C. Burchard (1825–1908), American politician from Illinois * Johann Burchard, 15th-century church figure * Johann Burchard Freystein (1671–1718), German lawyer and hymn writer *

Johann Heinrich Burchard Johann Heinrich Burchard (26 July 1852 – 6 September 1912) was a Hamburg lawyer and politician who served as senator (from 1885 until his death) and First Mayor and President of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (in 1903 ...

(1852–1912), Hamburg lawyer and politician * Oscar Burchard (1863–1949), German botanist, see List of Euphorbia species (G-O) *

Peter Burchard Peter Burchard (March 1, 1921 – July 3, 2004) was an author, free-lance designer, and illustrator. He wrote the book '' One Gallant Rush'' (1965), about Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, the first African-America ...

, author * Petrea Burchard (born 1955), American actress *

Samuel D. Burchard (politician) Samuel Dickinson Burchard (July 17, 1836 – September 1, 1901) was an American farmer, businessman, and Democratic politician. He represented Wisconsin's 5th congressional district in the 44th U.S. Congress, and served four years in the W ...

(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 Eg ...

(1879–1964), Chilean painter * Wolf Burchard (*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 Championsh ...

(born 1954), German chess player *

Regina Burchardt Regina Burchardt (born 1 July 1983) is a German female former volleyball player, playing as a right side hitter. She was part of the Germany women's national volleyball team. She competed at the 2011 Women's European Volleyball Championship ...

(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 par ...

(born 1954), German politician Burckhardt * Burckhardt, or (de) Bourcard, a family of the Basel patriciate ** Johann Ludwig Burckhardt (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 (1908–1984), Swiss author and traditionalist **

Rudy Burckhardt Rudy Burckhardt (April 6, 1914 – August 1, 1999) was a Swiss-American filmmaker, and photographer, known for his photographs of the hand-painted billboards that began to dominate the American landscape in the 1940s and 1950s. Life Burckhardt was ...

(1914–1999), Swiss-American filmmaker and photographer *

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, ...

(1878–1923), Swiss painter and sculptor * Fabian Burckhardt, Swiss curler *

Johann Jakob Burckhardt Johann Jakob Burckhardt (13 July 1903, Basel – 5 November 2006, Zurich) was a Swiss mathematician and crystallographer. He was an invited speaker at the International Congress of Mathematicians in 1936 in Oslo. Biography Johann Jakob Burckhard ...

(1903–2006), Swiss mathematician and crystallographer * Johann Karl Burckhardt (1773–1825), German astronomer and mathematician *

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 Oth ...

(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 “N ...

(1854–1912), Austrian theatre director * Walter Burckhardt (1905–1971), Swiss dermatologist Burgard * Wolfram Burgard (born 1961), German roboticist Burgert * Jonas Burgert, German artist Burghardt * Arthur Burghardt (born 1947), American actor * Jack Burghardt (1929–2002), Canadian news broadcaster and politician * Marcus Burghardt (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 Stephen F. Burkard (born May 8, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He was born on May 8, 1897, in Brooklyn. He attended Public School No. 68 in Brooklyn, St. Charles College, Maryland, and the College of St. Thomas i ...

(born 1897), New York state senator Burkart * Arturo Burkart (1906–1975), Argentine botanist, see Prosopis *

Stefan Burkart Stefan Burkart (9 December 1957 – 3 May 2020) was a Swiss sprinter and 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 for the events. He competed for ...

(born 1957), Swiss Olympic sprinter Burkhard * Paul Burkhard (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 Heinrich Friedrich Karl Ludwig Burkhardt (15 October 1861 – 2 November 1914) was a German mathematician. He famously was one of the two examiners of Albert Einstein's PhD thesis ''Eine neue Bestimmung der Moleküldimensionen''. Of Einstein' ...

(1861–1914), German mathematician *

Filip Burkhardt Filip Burkhardt (born 23 March 1987) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Gryf Wejherowo. Career Club Of a very slight physical presence, Burkhardt made his debut in the Polish Premier League on June 11, 2004. He p ...

(born 1987), Polish footballer *

Marcin Burkhardt Marcin Burkhardt (; born 25 September 1983) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Weszło Warsaw. From 2021 to 2022 he served as a sporting director of Pogoń Siedlce. Career Club Burkhardt made his debut in the Pol ...

(born 1983), Polish footballer * Nick Burkhardt, fictional '' Grimm'' character Burkhart * Jackie Burkhart, fictional ''That '70s Show'' character * Morgan Burkhart (born 1972), American baseball player Burkert * Herbert Burkert, German law scholar *

Martin Burkert Martin Burkert (born 14 October 1964) is a German politician and member of the SPD. Political career Burkert was born in Würzburg. He has been a member of the German Bundestag since the 2013 national elections. He has since been serving on th ...

(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 Book ...

(born 1933), American artist and illustrator * Rudolf Burkert (1904–1985), German/Czechoslovakian Nordic skier * Walter Burkert (1931–2015), German classicist

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