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.
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18 September 1643 Edinburgh, Scotland
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Died |
17 March 1715 (aged 71) St John's Court, Clerkenwell, London, England
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Zodiac | Virgo |
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