Charles Burnett (officer of arms)
Charles John Burnett (1940–2024) was 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:
National Museum of Antiquities of Scotland, the Scottish United Services Museum at Edinburgh Castle, and Duff House, Banff[1]
Burnett was appointed
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]
Charles Burnett died in February 2024.[8]
Publications
- 'Outward Signs of Majesty, 1535–1540', Janet Hadley Williams, Stewart Style, 1513–1542 (Tuckwell, 1996), pp. 282–302
Arms
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References
- ^ a b "Charles J Burnett, Esq". People of Today. Debretts. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- OCLC 643612646. Archived from the originalon 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.
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- ^ "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