Gilbert Burnet
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 |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | 13 March 1689 by Henry Compton |
| 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.