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Gilbert Burnet | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Salisbury | |
 Portrait of Gilbert Burnet after John Riley, c. 1689–1691 | |
| Church | Scottish Episcopal Church / Church of England |
| Predecessor | Seth Ward |
| Successor | William Talbot |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 September 1643 Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Died | 17 March 1715 (aged 71) St John's Court, Clerkenwell, London, England |
| Education | University 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]
- ^ 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.