Charles John Burnett (6 November 1940 – 23 February 2024) was a Scottish antiquarian and officer of arms.
Biography
editBurnett was born on 6 November 1940[1] and educated at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, and the University of Edinburgh.[2]
He 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]
Burnett died on 23 February 2024, at the age of 83.[8]
Publications
edit- 'Outward Signs of Majesty, 1535–1540', Janet Hadley Williams, Stewart Style, 1513–1542 (Tuckwell, 1996), pp. 282–302
Arms
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References
edit- ^ 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. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- ^ "No. 21452". The Edinburgh Gazette. 30 December 1983. p. 1959.
- ^ "No. 22483". The Edinburgh Gazette. 10 January 1989. p. 25.
- ^ "The Court of the Lord Lyon -". Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Obituary, Scotsman, 20 April 2024
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