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Charles Burney

1726 - 1814

Born

12 April 1726

Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England

Died

12 April 1814

Chelsea, London

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Date of election for Royal Society fellowship
16/12/1773
Relationships
Father of Fanny Burney (Madame D'Arblay), novelist, of James Burney (FRS 1809), and of Charles Burney (FRS 1802); grandfather of Charles Parr Burney (FRS 1814)

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