What is Walter Burkert?
'''Walter Burkert''' ({{IPA-de|ˈbʊɐ̯kɐt|lang}}; born 2 February 1931, [[Neuendettelsau]], [[Bavaria]]; died 11 March 2015, [[Zurich]]) was a [[Germans|German]] scholar of [[Greek mythology]] and [[Cult (religion)|cult]]. A professor of classics at the [[University of Zurich]], Switzerland, he taught in the UK and the US. He has influenced generations of students of religion since the 1960s. During his career he taught poets, historians, and philosophers. He was elected a member of the [[Academia Europaea]] in 1995.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Burkert_Walter |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328104806/https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Burkert_Walter |title=Walter Burkert |publisher=Academia Europaea |archive-date=28 March 2019}}</ref> ==Other websites== *[http://www.klphs.uzh.ch/aboutus/personen/burkert.html Walter Burkert, Emeritus Professor for Classical Philology (includes complete bibliography)] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20121216033104/http://www.klphs.uzh.ch/aboutus/personen/burkert.html |date=2012-12-16 }} ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Burket, Walter}} [[Category:1931 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:German educators]] [[Category:Writers from Bavaria]] [[Category:Members of Academia Europaea]] {{bio-stub}}