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John Burnett (1729 – 1784) was a Scottish merchant and founder of the Burnett prize. ==Biography== Burnett was the son of an Aberdeen merchant, who belonged to the Scottish Episcopal Church. He entered business in 1750, his father having failed shortly before, and made a living in stocking-weaving and salmon-fishing. He and his brother paid off their father's debts, amounting to £7,000 or £8,000. Burnett gave up attending public worship, but gave religious instruction to his servants. He was influenced by the example of John Howard the philanthropist, whom he probably met in 1776 in Scotland, and took an interest in charitable movements. He owned the estate of Dens in Buchan, just outside Aberdeen.〔https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lLBVAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA177&lpg=PA177&dq=john+burnett+judge+1810&source=bl&ots=K7m0pFN8DX&sig=eN2ZrXwUzbBNa_c0288zEyIeSbg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CDIQ6AEwBTgKahUKEwjrmK2j2JLGAhXGuBQKHa1jACQ#v=onepage&q=john%20burnett%20judge%201810&f=false〕 He died unmarried on November 9, 1784. His brother inherited his estate.Monies were also left for two literary prizes and to the poor of Aberdeen. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Burnett (merchant)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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