About Richard Burnham
Lived 1711 – 1752 (aged 40–41). Richard Burnham was a British biographer and preacher.
Richard Burnham (1711 – 1752) was an English clergyman and biographer. Born in Guildford, Surrey, he collected the dying sayings of more than a hundred pious persons and compiled the Pious Memorials, published in 1753 after his death. The Pious Memorials were reprinted at Paisley in 1788 with additions, and again enlarged in 1789. It was reprinted with a continuation by the Rev. George Burder in 1820, forming a large octavo volume, and there was a later stereotyped reprint.
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Who was Richard Burnham?
English clergyman and biographer
When was Richard Burnham born?
Richard Burnham was born in 1711.
When did Richard Burnham die?
Richard Burnham died in 1752 in London.
What was Richard Burnham's occupation?
Richard Burnham was a biographer and preacher.
What nationality was Richard Burnham?
Richard Burnham was British.
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