William Burney

(1762-1832)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Burney, William, 1762-1832 LBT ID: WiBurne1832 VIAF ID: 78582696 LOC ID: no2008038610	B/BAP: 1762 DIED: 1832-02-20
SOURCES: The Philosophical Magazine NS 11 (April 1832) 310; Gentleman's Magazine (March 1832) 279; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
Born in Ireland; he was schoolmaster at the Royal Academy, Gosport, which he founded in 1791.
REFERENCES TO William Burney: Smiles, Samuel, 1812-1904, Memoir of John Murray 2 Vols (London: John Murray, 1891) Chapter I. Found 1: ¶ 62