Burbidge is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *

Frederick William Thomas Burbidge Frederick William Thomas Burbidge (1847–1905) was a British explorer who collected many rare tropical plants for the famous Veitch Nurseries. Biography Burbidge was born at Wymeswold, Leicestershire, on 21 March 1847, was son of Thomas Burbid ...

(1847–1905), English explorer and botanist *

Geoffrey Burbidge Geoffrey Ronald Burbidge FRS (24 September 1925 – 26 January 2010) was an English astronomy professor and theoretical astrophysicist, most recently at the University of California, San Diego. He was married to astrophysicist Margaret Burbid ...

(1925–2010), English astronomy professor *

George Burbidge George Wheelock Burbidge (6 February 1847 – 18 February 1908) was a Canadian lawyer, judge and author. After being called to the bar of New Brunswick in 1872, he became a partner in the Saint John, New Brunswick law firm of Harrison and Burbidge ...

(1847–1908), Canadian lawyer, judge and author *

John Burbidge John Burbidge (c.1718 – March 11, 1812) was a soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He was a member of the 1st General Assembly of Nova Scotia in 1758 and represented Halifax Township from 1759 to 1765 and Cornwa ...

(1718–1812), English soldier, land owner, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia *

Leslie William Burbidge Captain Leslie William Burbidge (born 10 March 1891, Bexhill-on-Sea, Sussex, England, date and place of death unknown) was a World War I flying ace credited with six aerial victories. He flew as an observer/gunner in Bristol F.2 Fighters in 20 S ...

(1891–??), English World War I flying ace *

Margaret Burbidge Eleanor Margaret Burbidge, FRS (; 12 August 1919 – 5 April 2020) was a British-American observational astronomer and astrophysicist. In the 1950s, she was one of the founders of stellar nucleosynthesis and was first author of the influential ...

(1919–2020), British-born American astrophysicist *

Maurice "Moss" Burbidge Maurice "Moss" Burbidge (April 15, 1896 – 1977) was a pioneering Canadian aviator. Honours and legacy * Trans-Canada (McKee) Trophy (1932) * Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame, based in The Hangar Flight Museum ...

(1896–1977), pioneering Canadian aviator *

Michael Francis Burbidge Michael Francis Burbidge (born June 16, 1957) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the bishop of the Diocese of Arlington in Virginia since 2016. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Philad ...

(born 1957), American Roman Catholic Bishop *

Nancy Tyson Burbidge Nancy Tyson Burbidge (5 August 1912 – 4 March 1977) was an Australian systemic botanist, conservationist and herbarium curator. Early life and training Burbidge was born in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire; her father, William Burbidge, was an Angl ...

(1912–1977), Australian systemic botanist *

Richard Burbidge Sir Richard Burbidge, 1st Baronet (2 March 1847 – 31 May 1917) was an English merchant. Biography He was born in Wiltshire, educated at Devizes and Melksham, and at the age of 13 was apprenticed to a provision merchant in Oxford Street, London, ...

(1847–1917), English merchant, 1st Baronet Burbidge

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