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Robert Burton

English scholar (1577–1640)
Person human Q259132
Robert Burton
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
February 8, 1577, 1577[8]
Date of death
January 25, 1640, 1640[9]
Place of birth
Leicestershire
Place of death
Oxford
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[11]
Occupation
essayist, writer, university teacher
Employer
University of Oxford[14]
Field of work
renaissance humanism, English-language literature[12][13]
Educated at
Brasenose College, Bishop Vesey's Grammar School[15][16]
Religion or worldview
Anglicanism[18]
Notable work
The Anatomy of Melancholy[17]
Sibling
William Burton
Languages spoken, written or signed
English, Latin[28][29]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired
Depicted by
Robert Burton (1576/1577–1640)[23]
Described by source
Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Library of the World's Best Literature, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24][25][26][27]
Family name
Burton[20]
Given name
Robert[21]
Has works in the collection
State Library Victoria, British Library
P14608
118675044
Place of burial
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford[10]
Pseudonym
Democritus junior[22]
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Writing language
English
🏷️ Also known as
en Robert Burton en Democritus Junior ar روبرت بيرتون cs Democritus cs Junior Democritus cs Robert Berton el Ρόμπερτ Μπάρτον fa رابرت برتون he רוברט ברטון it Democritus Junior ja ロバート・バートン ru Роберт Бёртон uk Роберт Бартон zh 罗伯特·伯尔特 zh 罗伯特·伯顿 zh 羅伯特·伯爾特 zh 羅伯特·伯頓 zh 羅伯特·柏頓 zh-hant 羅伯特·伯爾特 (學者)
🔖 Identifiers · 120
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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AbART person ID
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American Academy in Rome ID
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Archive Site Trinity College Cambridge ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BIU Santé person ID
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Babelio author ID
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BiblioNet author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Biblissima authority ID
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Biographisches Archiv der Psychiatrie ID
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Bodleian Archives & Manuscripts person ID
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Book Owners Online person ID
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British Museum person or institution ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CBDB.cz author ID
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CERL Thesaurus ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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Central Library of Volos authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Clergy of the Church of England database ID
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DBNL author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Databazeknih.cz author ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
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Encyclopedia of Renaissance Philosophy ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
11389
Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0012885
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1861615
Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
10308
IdRef ID
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IxTheo authority ID
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KBR person ID
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Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
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Kallías ID
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Koha Kütüphane ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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LBT person ID
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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LibriVox author ID
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Libris-URI
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Marsilio Editori author ID
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Medvik ID
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Museo Galileo authority ID
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLP ID
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NUKAT ID
n99707001
National Library of Brazil ID
000528236
National Library of Chile ID
000107551
National Library of Greece ID
265026
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000645048
National Library of Israel ID (old)
000026811
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007259262005171
National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000054194
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810655886205606
National Library of Portugal ID
28227
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX869627
National Portrait Gallery (London) person ID
mp64603
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
070360332
Notable Names Database ID
194/000102885
Obálky knih ID
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Online Books Page author ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
3882218
Open Library ID
OL1363646A
OpenMLOL author ID
22823
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Proleksis enciklopedija ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A000024428
RILM ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Schoenberg Database of Manuscripts name ID
46140
Six Degrees of Francis Bacon ID
10001831
Spenserians person ID
103
The Literary Encyclopedia person ID
664
Treccani ID
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UK National Archives ID
F38238
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058617335706706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1068877
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10051848
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/5297
Wellcome Collection concept ID
xgqvm8ph
WikiTree person ID
Burton-14231
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/f9583a21-12c5-4f80-bae5-1acd224c243f

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Occupation 3
writer, essayist, university teacher
Described by source 2
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Field of work 2
English-language literature, renaissance humanism
Has works in the collection 2
British Library, State Library Victoria
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Latin
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Educated at 1
Brasenose College
Employer 1
University of Oxford
Family name 1
Burton
Given name 1
Robert
Instance of 1
human
Notable work 1
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Place of birth 1
Leicestershire
Place of burial 1
Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford
Place of death 1
Oxford
Religion or worldview 1
Anglicanism
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Anatomy of Melancholy
Writing language 1
English
← Cast member 1
Cry of the Hunted
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Summary

Robert Burton was born on February 8, 1577[1], in Leicestershire[2]. He died on January 25, 1640[3], in Oxford[4]. He worked as an essayist[5], writer[6], and university teacher[7].

Why It Matters

Works attributed to him include The Anatomy of Melancholy[30], a literary work[31].

FAQs

Where was Robert Burton born?

Robert Burton's place of birth was Leicestershire[2].

Where did Robert Burton die?

Robert Burton died in Oxford[4].

What did Robert Burton do for work?

Robert Burton worked as an essayist[5], writer[6], and university teacher[7].

Where did Robert Burton go to school?

Robert Burton was educated at Brasenose College[15] and Bishop Vesey's Grammar School[16].

Related Entities

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  3. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [8] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [9] ↑ . Library of the World's Best Literature. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . International Standard Name Identifier. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . bartleby.com. bartleby.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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