| Authorised form of name | Burney; Charles (1726 - 1814) |
| Dates | 1726 - 1814 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England |
| Date of birth | 12 April 1726 |
| Place of death | Chelsea, London |
| Date of death | 12 April 1814 |
| Dates and places | Burial:
Burial-ground of Chelsea Hospital, London |
| Activity | Education:
Mus Doc (1769, Oxford)
Career:
Organist, St Dionis Back Church; organist to Chelsea Hospital (1783)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 16/12/1773 |
| Relationships | Father of Fanny Burney (Madame D'Arblay), novelist, of James Burney (FRS 1809), and of Charles Burney (FRS 1802); grandfather of Charles Parr Burney (FRS 1814) |
| Sources | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
References:
L B Glyn, 'Israel Lyons: a short but starry career. The life of an eighteenth-century Jewish botanist and astronomer' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 275-305 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/15109973 |
| Royal Society code | NA7197 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| Reference number | Title | Date |
| IM/000682 | Burney, Charles | nd |
| L&P/7/91 | Letter, 'Account of an infant musician' from Charles Burney to William Hunter | 9 February 1779 |
| L&P/7/103 | Letter, 'Account of an infant musician' by Charles Burney to William Hunter [Copy] | 7 February 1779 |
| EC/1773/31 | Burney, Charles: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| MC/1/56 | Letter from Charles Parr Burney, Greenwich, to Sir Joseph Banks, President of the Royal Society | 15 April 1818 |
| MC/1 | Volume 1 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society | 1800-1831 |