Burchard ('' Bouchard'', ''Burckhart'', ''Burkhart'', ''Burkard'', ''Burkhard'', ''Burkert'', '' Borchardt'', ''Burckhardt'' and variants,

Old English Old English ( or , or ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the Early Middle Ages. It developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

''Burgheard'') are both

Germanic given name Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements (word stem, stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Æthelred the Unready, King Æþelred's name was ...

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

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Burchard *

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

, an 8th-century Anglo-Saxon missionary to the Frankish Empire * Burchard I, Duke of Swabia (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 . Burchard took part in the early wars over Swabia. His family being from Franconia, he founded the c ...

(926) *

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

(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 ...

(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. Burch ...

(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 Burchard of Basle, also known as Burkart of Fenis, Burchard of Hasenburg or Burchard of Asuel, was a Bishop of Basel in the eleventh century and a supporter of Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Henry IV (1056–1106). Biography Bu ...

, 11th-century bishop of Basle * Burchard of Istria (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 13 ...

, 13th-century traveler to the Middle East Burghard * Burghard Freiherr von Schorlemer-Alst (1825–1895), Prussian parliamentarian Burkhard * Burkhard Gladigow (1939–2022), German scholar of religious studies and classical philology * Burkhard Jung (born 1958), German politician Burkard * Burkard Polster (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 (1950), German musicologist and author *

Edwin Borchard Edwin Montefiore Borchard (October 17, 1884 – July 22, 1951) was an American international legal scholar, jurist, and Sterling Professor at the Yale Law School. He was a leading advocate of innocence reform and compensation for victims of w ...

(1884–1951), international legal scholar and jurist * Ian Borchard (1957), former Australian rules footballer * Joe Borchard (1978), American former Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder * Leo Borchard (1899–1945), German-Russian conductor * Ruth Borchard (1910–2000), British writer Borchardt Borchert *

Bernhard Borchert Bernhard Borchert (1 December 1863 in 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, formerly known as Petrograd a ...

(1863–1945), Baltic German artist in Latvia * Jochen Borchert (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 (1921–1947), German author Bouchard Bourquard * Claude Bourquard (1937–2011), French fencer Burchard * Almut Burchard, German-Canadian mathematician *

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 (born 1977), American author and motivational speaker *

Ernst Burchard Ernst Otto 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 o ...

(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, 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 (born 1955), American actress * Samuel D. Burchard (minister), American Presbyterian church leader * Samuel D. Burchard (politician) (1836–1901), American politician from Wisconsin * Pablo Burchard (1879–1964), Chilean painter *

Wolf Burchard Wolf Burchard, PhD FSA is a British-German art historian and museum curator. He joined the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in 2019. Life and career Burchard held curatorial positions at the Royal Collection Trust (2009–2014) and ...

(*1985), British-German art historian and museum curator Burchardt * Brigitte Burchardt (born 1954), German chess player *

Hermann Burchardt Hermann Burchardt (November 18, 1857 – December 19, 1909) was a German explorer and photographer of Jewish descent, who is renowned for his black and white pictorial essays of scenes in Arabia in the early 20th century. Life and career Burchard ...

(1857–1909), German explorer and photographer * Regina Burchardt (born 1983), German volleyball player * Ulla Burchardt (born 1954), German politician Burckhardt *

Burckhardt The Burckhardt family alternatively also (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 rece ...

, 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. His best known work is '' The Civilization of the Renaissance in ...

(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 (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 * Max Burckhard (1854–1912), Austrian theatre director * Walter Burckhardt (1905–1971), Swiss dermatologist Burgard * Wolfram Burgard (born 1961), German roboticist Burgert * Jonas Burgert, German artist Burghardt * Anne Burghardt (born 1975), Estonian Lutheran theologian * Arthur Burghardt (born 1947), American actor * Günter Burghardt (born 1941), German diplomat * Jack Burghardt (1929–2002), Canadian news broadcaster and politician * Marcus Burghardt (born 1983), German cyclist * Mary Silvina Burghardt (1831–1885), American domestic worker and mother of W.E.B. Du Bois * Otto Paul Burghardt (1875-1959), German architect * Tomasz Burghardt (1965–2025), Polish Catholic Priest Burkard * August Burkard (1894–?), German flying ace * Chris Burkard (born 1986), American photographer * Michael Burkard (1947–2024), American poet and educator * Oscar Burkard (1877–1950), German-American soldier * Rainer Burkard (born 1943), Austrian mathematician * Stephen F. Burkard (born 1897), New York state senator Burkart * Arturo Burkart (1906–1975), Argentine botanist, see Prosopis * Claudia Burkart (born 1980), Argentine field hockey player * Stefan Burkart (1957–2020), Swiss Olympic sprinter * Thierry Burkart (born 1975), Swiss politician Burkhard * Paul Burkhard (1911–1977), Swiss composer * Willy Burkhard (1900–1955), Swiss composer Burkhardt * Delara Burkhardt (born 1992), German politician * Heinrich Friedrich Karl Ludwig Burkhardt (1861–1914), German mathematician * Filip Burkhardt (born 1987), Polish footballer * Jacques Burkhardt (1808–1867), Swiss scientific illustrator * Marcin Burkhardt (born 1983), Polish footballer * Martha Burkhardt (1874–1956), Swiss painter * Nick Burkhardt, fictional ''

Grimm Grimm may refer to: People * Grimm (surname) * Brothers Grimm, German linguists ** Jacob Grimm (1785–1863), German philologist, jurist and mythologist ** Wilhelm Grimm (1786–1859), German author, the younger of the Brothers Grimm * Christia ...

'' character Burkhart * Jackie Burkhart, 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 (born 1933), American artist and illustrator * Rudolf Burkert (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 student ...

(1931–2015), German classicist

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