Robert Burton (scholar), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Burton (scholar)

English scholar

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1577

Place of Birth: Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1640

Profession: writer, university teacher, essayist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
He was also the incumbent of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, and of Seagrave in Leicestershire.