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Robert Burton, English priest, physician, and scholar (died 1640)

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Robert Burton

English scholar and author (1577–1640)

Robert Burton was an English author and fellow of Oxford University, known for his encyclopedic The Anatomy of Melancholy.
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February 8

Day of the year

February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 326 days remain until the end of the year.
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