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It remains uncertain if the name of Burnett is of Saxon or Norman origins. It has been suggested that the name Burnett is derived from the Old French burnete, brunette, which is a diminutive of brun meaning "brown", "dark brown". Another proposed origin of the name is from burnete, a high quality wool cloth originally dyed to a dark brown ...
Hugh Burnett (1918–1991), African-Canadian civil rights leader; Hugh Burnett (producer) (1924–2011), British television producer and cartoonist; Ian Burnett, Baron Burnett of Maldon (b. 1958), Lord Chief Justice of England & Wales; Ivy Compton-Burnett (1884–1969), English novelist; Jamie Burnett, Scottish snooker player
Burnet House was a grand hotel that stood at the corner of Third and Vine in Cincinnati, Ohio in the United States from 1850 to 1926. In its day the Burnet hosted a multitude of dignitaries, including Abraham Lincoln (twice), Edward VII of the United Kingdom (when he was still Prince of Wales), and Jenny Lind .
The house was purchased by Miss Sybil Addison Vise, whose family had lived on Buderim Mountain since the early 1900s, and who kept the place as a rental property. In 1965 Miss Vise subdivided the house block yet again, and offered the former Burnett residence, on 22.2 perches (560 m 2), to the local community. The offer was readily accepted.
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Charles Hiram Burnett managed Seattle's first commercial delivery service. Charles Hiram Burnett met his wife because father in law Charles Edward McLean operated a Puget Sound delivery boat. In 1873 his partner Corliss P, Stone then also Mayor of Seattle unilaterally removed the liquid funds from their partnership turned full ownership over to ...
Amber Mansions was a shopping centre and residential building located at the curve between Orchard Road and Penang Road in what is currently known as Dhoby Ghaut, Singapore. Constructed in the 1920s, the shopping centre was one of the first shopping centres in Singapore.
The company was established in 1989, headquartered in Singapore. It has offices in Kuala Lumpur , Bali and Paris. It sells and distributes its books in Southeast Asia, and sells elsewhere by co-editions with other publishers, including Harvard University Press and Tuttle in the US, HarperCollins and Thames & Hudson in the UK, Christian Verlag ...