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Burney (CHARLES an English author born)

CHARLES, an English author, born in Shrewsbury, April 7, 1726. He became a famous and influential musician in London; was given the degree of Doctor of Music by Oxford in 1769; and sacrificed time, money, and personal comfort to travel and collect material for his "History of Music" (4 vols., 1776-1789). He also wrote "Memoirs and Letters of Metastasio" (3 vols., 1796). Madame D'Arblay was his daughter. He died in Chelsea, April 12, 1814.