Gilbert Burnet


Gilbert Burnet
Bishop of Salisbury
Portrait of Gilbert Burnet after John Riley, c. 1689–1691
ChurchScottish Episcopal Church / Church of England
PredecessorSeth Ward
SuccessorWilliam Talbot
Personal details
Born19 September 1643
Edinburgh, Scotland
Died17 March 1715(1715-03-17) (aged 71)
St John's Court, Clerkenwell, London, England
EducationUniversity of Aberdeen

Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 – 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, an academic, a writer and a historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party, and was one of the few close friends in whom King William III confided.[1]

  1. ^ Airy, Osmund (1908–1909). "Gilbert Burnet". In Stephen, Leslie; Lee, Sidney (eds.). The Dictionary of National Biography (2 ed.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. pp. 394–404.