Gilbert Burnet
British bishop
Died when: 71 years 180 days (857 months)Star Sign: Virgo
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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