Burden
Encyclopedia
As a surname
- Arthur Scott BurdenArthur Scott Burden-Biography:He was born on August 11, 1879. His brother was James A. Burden, who was the President of the Burden Iron Works of Troy, New York.He was married on June 11, 1906 to the Hon...
(1879-1921), American equestrian - Chris BurdenChris BurdenChristopher "Chris" Burden is an American artist working in performance, sculpture, and installation art.-Education:Burden studied for his B.A...
, American avant-garde artist - Doug BurdenDoug BurdenDoug Burden is an American rower.- References :* at sports-reference.com...
(born 1965), American rower. - Henry BurdenHenry BurdenHenry Burden was an engineer and businessman who built an industrial complex in Troy, New York called the Burden Iron Works that featured the most powerful water wheel in the world.-Early life:...
, 19th century industrialist - Jane Morris née Jane Burden (1839–1914), English artists' model
- John BurdenJohn BurdenJohn Allen Burden was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, administrator, and medical missionary instrumental in founding sanitariums, restaurants, and health food factories. At the age of 9, John attended Adventist meetings for the first time and was introduced to the writings of Ellen G. White,...
, minister - John Burden (footballer)John Burden (footballer)John R. Burden was an English professional footballer. A left back, he played 34 Football League games for Blackpool, his only known club, in 1900 and 1901. Thirty of these appearances were made during the 1900–01 season; the other four in the following campaign.-References:...
, English footballer - Michael BurdenMichael BurdenMichael Burden , BA , MA , PhD is Fellow in Music, Dean and Chattels Fellow at New College, Oxford; he is also Director of New Chamber Opera, and Reader in Opera Studies in the University of Oxford....
, dean of New College, Oxford - Suzanne BurdenSuzanne BurdenSuzanne Burden is a British actress.A graduate of RADA, she has appeared on television, and occasionally in films, since the early 1980s. Her best known television work is probably as Esther Summerson in Bleak House...
, British actor
Other
- Burden, KansasBurden, KansasBurden is a city in Cowley County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 535.-Geography:Burden is located at...
, United States - Burden, LuxembourgBurden, LuxembourgBurden is a small town in the commune of Erpeldange, in northern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 438....
- Burden of proof (disambiguation)
- Burden, in cost accounting, an old term for overhead (business)Overhead (business)In business, overhead or overhead expense refers to an ongoing expense of operating a business...
(O/H) costs - Burden, nautical, on old term for tonnageTonnageTonnage is a measure of the size or cargo carrying capacity of a ship. The term derives from the taxation paid on tuns or casks of wine, and was later used in reference to the weight of a ship's cargo; however, in modern maritime usage, "tonnage" specifically refers to a calculation of the volume...
coming fron the archaic burthen or byrthen, a measure of a ship's cargo carrying capacity. - Burden (music)Burden (music)In music, the burden is an archaic term for the drone or bass in some musical instruments, and the pipe or part that plays it, such as a bagpipe or pedal point in an organ...
, a term in music for the chorus or refrain, or the drone of an instrument - "Burden in My HandBurden in My Hand"Burden in My Hand" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden. Written by frontman Chris Cornell, "Burden in My Hand" was released on September 18, 1996 as the second single from the band's fifth studio album, Down on the Upside . The song topped the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart,...
", a single by Soundgarden - "Burden" (song), a single from the album Watershed by progressive death metal band Opeth