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He has worked for a number of museums, including: [[Letchworth Museum]], the [[National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland]], the [[National War Museum|Scottish United Services Museum]] at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and [[Duff House]], [[Banff, Aberdeenshire|Banff]]<ref name="debretts"/> |
He has worked for a number of museums, including: [[Letchworth Museum]], the [[National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland]], the [[National War Museum|Scottish United Services Museum]] at [[Edinburgh Castle]], and [[Duff House]], [[Banff, Aberdeenshire|Banff]]<ref name="debretts"/> |
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Burnett was appointed [[Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1983<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21452 |date=30 December 1983 |page=1959 |city=e }}</ref> and promoted to [[Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1988.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=22483 |date=10 January 1989 |page=25 |city=e }}</ref> He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.<ref>http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/696.html</ref> His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled ''The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625''.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625|last=Burnett |first=Charles |year=1992 |location=Edinburgh |oclc=606134285}}</ref> He was also the president of the [[Heraldry Society of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officehold.html |title=Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland |accessdate=27 September 2010}}</ref> |
Burnett was appointed [[Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1983<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=21452 |date=30 December 1983 |page=1959 |city=e }}</ref> and promoted to [[Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary]] in 1988.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=22483 |date=10 January 1989 |page=25 |city=e }}</ref> He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.<ref>http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/696.html</ref> His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled ''The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625''.<ref>{{cite book |title=The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625|last=Burnett |first=Charles |year=1992 |location=Edinburgh |oclc=606134285}}</ref> He was also the president of the [[Heraldry Society of Scotland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officehold.html |title=Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland |accessdate=27 September 2010 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922100651/http://heraldry-scotland.co.uk/officehold.html |archivedate=22 September 2010 |df= }}</ref> |
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Charles John Burnett is a Scottish antiquarian and former officer of arms.
Burnett was born in 1940[1] and educated at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh. [2]
He has worked for a number of museums, including: Letchworth Museum, the National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, the Scottish United Services Museum at Edinburgh Castle, and Duff House, Banff[1]
Burnett was appointed Dingwall Pursuivant of Arms in Ordinary in 1983[3] and promoted to Ross Herald of Arms in Ordinary in 1988.[4] He retired as an officer of arms in ordinary in 2010 and was appointed Ross Herald Extraordinary for a period of five years, demitting office on 31 December 2015.[5] His 1992 M.Litt thesis at the University of Edinburgh was entitled The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625.[6] He was also the president of the Heraldry Society of Scotland.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ Blair, Robin; Boreham, Louise; Burnett, Charles; Cumming, Elizabeth; Roads, Elizabeth (2009). The Thistle Chapel. Edinburgh: The Order of the Thistle. Endpaper. ISBN 978-0-9562407-0-5. OCLC 643612646. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
- ^ "No. 22483". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1989. p. 25.
- ^ http://www.lyon-court.com/lordlyon/696.html
- ^ Burnett, Charles (1992). The Officers of Arms and heraldic art under King James Sixth & First 1567-1625. Edinburgh. OCLC 606134285.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Office Holders for The Heraldry Society of Scotland". Archived from the original on 22 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
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