Carl Jacob Burckhardt

Swiss diplomat and historian

Carl Jacob Burckhardt (September 10, 1891 – March 3, 1974) was a Swiss diplomat and historian. His career alternated between periods of academic historical research and diplomatic postings; the most prominent of the latter were League of Nations High Commissioner for the Free City of Danzig (1937–39) and President of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1945–48).

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Carl Jacob Burckhardt was born on Thursday, 10 September 1891 in Basel, Switzerland. He was best known as a diplomat. Burckhardt's country of citizenship (nationality) was Swiss. He died on Sunday, 3 March 1974. His zodiac star sign was Virgo.

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Date of birth	10 September 1891	edit
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Date of death	3 March 1974	edit
Age	82 (age at death)
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Occupation category	Diplomat	edit
Nationality	Swiss	edit

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