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    Robert Burns (25 January 1759 – 21 July 1796), also known familiarly as Rabbie Burns, was a Scottish poet and lyricist. He is widely regarded as the national...
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    Robert Lewis Burns Jr. (November 24, 1950 – April 3, 2015) was an American drummer in the original lineup of the southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. Burns...
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    Robert Burns Woodward ForMemRS HonFRSE (April 10, 1917 – July 8, 1979) was an American organic chemist. He is considered by many to be the preeminent synthetic...
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    known as Burns Night (Scots: Burns Nicht; Scottish Gaelic: Oidhche na Taigeise) also called Robert Burns Day or Rabbie Burns Day (or Robbie Burns Day in...
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  • Robert Burns (1759–1796) was a Scottish poet. Robert Burns may also refer to: Robert Burnes (1719–1789), uncle of Robert Burns the poet Robert Burns (artist)...
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    Robert Burns Junior or Robert Burns ll (1786–1857) was the first son and one of the first pair of twins born to the poet Robert Burns and his wife Jean...
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  • Robert Elliott Burns (May 10, 1892 – June 5, 1955) was an American World War I veteran known for escaping from a Georgia chain gang and publishing the...
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  • Robert Burns Memorial may refer to: Robert Burns Memorial (Montreal), Quebec, Canada Robert Burns Memorial (Barre), Vermont Robert Burns Memorial, Stanley...
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    Scotland and an outstanding decorative artist. Burns was born in Edinburgh in 1869. His father was Archibald Burns, a pioneer of photography originally from...
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    The Robert Burns Academy is a secondary school located in Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, which opened to pupils in October 2020 following the merger...
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  • the birth of Robert Burns, and also the service provided by the Burns family to the development of the Otago region, including Thomas Burns who was a nephew...
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    murder victims with whom Burns had been associated. Robert Francis Burns was born in 1840 in county Limerick in Ireland. Burns arrived in Australia as...
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    of Robert Burns' birth, Reader released The Songs of Robert Burns Deluxe Edition in January 2009. The new release brought together the original Burns album...
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  • scientist Robert Scott Burn (1825–1901), Scottish engineer and author Robert Burn (architect) (1752–1815) Scottish architect Robert Burns (1759–1796)...
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    traditionally served as part of the Burns supper on or near January 25, the birthday of Scotland's national poet Robert Burns. Burns wrote the poem "Address to...
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    Robert Burns is a bronze portrait statue of Robert Burns by John Steell. Four versions exist, in New York City (United States), Dundee (Scotland), London...
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  • James Burns may refer to: James Burns (Australian shipowner) (1846–1923), Australian businessman James Burns (Canadian businessman) (1921–2019), Canadian...
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  • examination of the Burns' skull. The opportunity to examine Burns' skull arose when Jean Armour, Burns' widow, died on 26 March 1834. The Burns Mausoleum was...
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    Robert Burns Wilson (October 30, 1850 – March 31, 1916) was an American painter and poet. Wilson was born in Parker, Pennsylvania in 1850. In his teens...
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    other honors. Burns was born on July 29, 1953, in Brooklyn, New York, to Lyla Smith (née Tupper) Burns, a biotechnician, and Robert Kyle Burns Jr., at the...
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    Burns was born. It neighbours Burn's Cottage, the house in which Burns was born. A Burns based museum has existed in a form since 1903 as the Burns House...
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    Eleanor Powell and Robert Young would be Burns' last film for nearly 40 years although Gracie Allen starred in two more pictures without Burns. In 1938, Paramount...
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    Robert Burns (1789–1869) was a Scottish theological writer and church leader. Burns was born at Bo'ness in 1789. He was educated at the University of...
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    Robert C. Christie Hunter (born Robert Burns; June 23, 1941 – September 23, 2019) was an American lyricist, singer-songwriter, translator and poet, best...
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  • Travis Robert Burns (born 23 April 1991) is an Australian actor and model. He first came to prominence with his role in the American action-drama television...
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    would describe in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. The title is taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse": "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft...
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    attitude of Burns and his friends. The minister in Burns's time was the Rev William Auld of Old Helenton near Symington, South Ayrshire. Burns made many...
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    Sherramuir", one of the most famous songs written by Robert Burns. The song was written when Burns toured the Highlands in 1787 and was first published...
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  • the Spanish Republic. Robert Motherwell was born in Aberdeen, Washington on January 24, 1915, the first child of Robert Burns Motherwell II and Margaret...
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    shelter at Ramage's Inn, where Burns wrote a poem entitled Pegasus at Wanlockhead. Pegasus was the name of Burns' horse. Burns also visited Wanlockhead in...
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