Gilbert Burnet (September 18, 1643 – March 17, 1715) was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian.

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  • Gilbert Burnet (September 18, 1643 – March 17, 1715) was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian. (en)
  • Gilbert Burnet (18 septembre 1643 - 17 mars 1715), historien et théologien britannique. Il enseigna la théologie à Glasgow en Écosse. En 1674 il déménagea à Londres en Angleterre où il se livra à des attaques tellement violentes contre le Catholicisme qu'il encourut la disgrâce de Charles II d'Angleterre et de Jacques II d'Angleterre et se vit obliger de quitter le pays. Il se fixa aux Provinces-Unies, s'attacha au prince d'Orange et travailla de tout son pouvoir à le faire monter sur les trônes d'Angleterre, d'Écosse et d'Irlande. Ce prince, à son avènement sur ces trônes en 1689, l'éleva à l'évêché de Salisbury. (fr)
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  • 1689–1715 (en)
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  • Gilbert Burnet (September 18, 1643 – March 17, 1715) was a Scottish theologian and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian. (en)
  • Gilbert Burnet (18 septembre 1643 - 17 mars 1715), historien et théologien britannique. (fr)
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  • Gilbert Burnet (en)
  • Gilbert Burnet (fr)
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