"1715Z"^^ . "Burnet, Gilbert"@en . . "1643Z"^^ . . "1643-09-18Z"^^ . "British bishop" . . . . "Gilbert Burnet"@en . "1715-03-17Z"^^ . "Gilbert Burnet (18 September 1643 \u2013 17 March 1715) was a Scottish philosopher and historian, and Bishop of Salisbury. He was fluent in Dutch, French, Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Burnet was highly respected as a cleric, a preacher, and an academic, as well as a writer and historian. He was always closely associated with the Whig party."@en .