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William Burdon (1764–1818) was an English academic, mineowner and writer. ==Life== Burdon was born at Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the son of George Burdon, was educated at Newcastle grammar school, and went to Emmanuel College, Cambridge in 1782. He graduated B.A. 1786, and M.A. 1788, when he was elected a Fellow of his college. In the early times of the French Revolution, Burdon's views were republican, but he later modified them. He resigned his fellowship in 1806, on declining to take holy orders, and moved to London; it is thought he had suffered a crisis of faith.〔 He was later an associate of George Cannon, and published in his ''Theological Enquirer'' as W.B. A wealthy man, Burdon owned coalmines at Hartford, near Morpeth, where he lived for part of each year.〔 Hartford Hall was built there for him around 1807 by William Stokoe. Alterations were later made to the house, about 1875.〔(english-heritage.org.uk, ''Hartford Hall'' List entry Number: 1041423. )〕 Burdon died at his London house in Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, on 30 May 1818.〔 He was a patron of the writer Hewson Clarke. 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「William Burdon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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