Living things

• Plants in the genus Sanguisorba
  Sanguisorba
  Sanguisorba is a genus of perennial herbs or small shrubs in the family Rosaceae, native to the temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The common name is Burnet. The stems grow to 50-200 cm tall, with a cluster of basal leaves, and further leaves arranged alternately up the stem...
  
  
• Moths in the genus Zygaena (family Zygaenidae
  Zygaenidae
  The Zygaenidae moths are a family of Lepidoptera. The majority of zygaenids are tropical, but they are nevertheless quite well represented in temperate regions. There are about 1000 species. Various species are commonly known as Burnet or Forester moths, often qualified by the number of spots,...
  
  , see for example Six-spot Burnet
  Six-spot Burnet
  The Six-spot Burnet, Zygaena filipendulae, is a day-flying moth of the family Zygaenidae. It is a common species throughout Europe....
  
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• Salad Burnet
  Salad Burnet
  Sanguisorba minor is a plant in the family Rosaceae that is native to western, central and southern Europe; northwest Africa and southwest Western Asia; and which has naturalized in most of North America...
  
   or Burnet, European borage salad
• Burnet Saxifrage
  Burnet Saxifrage
  Burnet Saxifrage is a plant, Pimpinella saxifraga of the family Umbelliferae a native of the British Isles and temperate Europe and Western Asia...
  
  , a plant used as a herb

People with surname Burnet

• Alastair Burnet
  Alastair Burnet
  Sir Alastair Burnet is a British journalist and broadcaster, known for his work in news and current affairs programmes.- Early life :...
  
   (1928-), British journalist
• Alexander Burnet
  Alexander Burnet
  Alexander Burnet was a 17th century Scottish prelate. Born in the summer of 1615 to James Burnet and Christian née Dundas, he gained an MA from the University of Edinburgh in 1633. He chose to follow the career of his father, who had been minister of Lauder, by becoming a churchman himself...
  
  
• David G. Burnet
  David G. Burnet
  David Gouverneur Burnet was an early politician within the Republic of Texas, serving as interim President of Texas , second Vice President of the Republic of Texas , and Secretary of State for the new state of Texas after it was annexed to the United States of America.Burnet was born in Newark,...
  
   (1788-1870), president of the Republic of Texas
• David Burnet (Quebec politician)
  David Burnet (Quebec politician)
  David Burnet was a businessman and political figure in Lower Canada.He was a merchant at Quebec City. He first entered business with his brother Peter, who was involved in the timber trade, importing and ship building. Peter moved to London around 1830 and David replaced him as a director of the...
  
  
• Gilbert Burnet
  Gilbert Burnet
  Gilbert Burnet 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...
  
   (1643-1715), Scottish historian and Anglican bishop
• Frank Macfarlane Burnet
  Frank Macfarlane Burnet
  Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, , usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist best known for his contributions to immunology....
  
   (1895-1985), Australian biologist
• Guy Burnet
  Guy Burnet
  Guy Burnet , a British film and television actor. He is best known for his work on the show Hollyoaks, but in recent years has also completed a number of roles in feature films.-Personal:...
  
  
• Isaac G. Burnet
  Isaac G. Burnet
  Isaac Gouverneur Burnet was a Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio. He was born on July 7, 1784, in Newark, Essex County, New Jersey.He married Keturah Wynne Gordon in 1804. They had 11 children....
  
  
• Jacob Burnet
  Jacob Burnet
  Jacob Burnet was an American jurist and statesman from Ohio.He was born in Newark, New Jersey on February 22, 1770, the son of Dr. William Burnet. He studied law, moved to the Northwest Territory and settled in Cincinnati in 1796. His half-brother David G...
  
  
• Jean Burnet
  Jean Burnet
  Jean Robertson Burnet was a Canadian academic specializing in ethnic studies. Burnet, a specialist in Canadian ethnic relations, founded the Glendon Sociology Department at York University....
  
  
• John Burnet (architect)
  John Burnet (architect)
  John Burnet was a Scottish architect who lived and practised in Glasgow. He was born the son of soldier and trained initially as a carpenter, before becoming a Clerk of Works...
  
  
• John Burnet (classicist)
  John Burnet (classicist)
  John Burnet was a Scottish classicist.-Education, Life and Work:Burnet was educated at the Royal High School, Edinburgh, the University of Edinburgh, and Balliol College, Oxford, receiving his M.A. degree in 1887...
  
  
• John Burnet (painter)
  John Burnet (painter)
  John Burnet was a Scottish engraver and painter.-Life:Son of the Surveyor-General of Excise of Scotland, Burnet was born either in Edinburgh in 1781 or in Fisherrow in 1784...
  
  
• John James Burnet
  John James Burnet
  Sir John James Burnet was a Scottish Edwardian architect who was noted for a number of prominent buildings in Glasgow, Scotland and London, England...
  
  
• Lorenzo Burnet
  Lorenzo Burnet
  Lorenzo Burnet is a Dutch footballer who plays as a left back for Dutch Eredivisie club FC Groningen.-Club career:After starting as a footballer at amateur East Amsterdam club AVV Zeeburgia, Burnet joined the top-ranked AFC Ajax youth system in 2004...
  
   (born 1991), Dutch footballer
• Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond
  Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond
  Robert Burnet, Lord Crimond was a Scottish advocate and judge.-Background:He was the fourth son of Alexander Burnet of Leys by his wife Katherine, daughter of Alexander Gordon of Lesmoir, and younger brother of Sir Thomas Burnett, 1st Baronet...
  
  
• Ronnie Burnet
  Ronnie Burnet
  Ronnie Burnet was an English cricketer and the last amateur captain of Yorkshire County Cricket Club...
  
  
• Thomas Burnet
  Thomas Burnet
  Thomas Burnet , theologian and writer on cosmogony.-Life:He was born at Croft near Darlington in 1635. After studying at Northallerton Grammar School under Thomas Smelt, he went to Clare Hall, Cambridge in 1651. There he was a pupil of John Tillotson...
  
   (1635? - 1715), theologian and writer on cosmogony
• William Burnet (1688-1729), British colonial administrator
• William Burnet (1730-1791)
  William Burnet (1730-1791)
  William Burnet was an American political leader and physician from New Jersey. He served in the Continental Army and the Continental Congress....
  
  , American physician and political leader

See also

• Burnett (disambiguation)
• Burnette (disambiguation)