Background
Burnett, Alfred David was born on August 15, 1937 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Alfred Harding and Jessie Miller (Scott) Burnett.
Burnett, Alfred David was born on August 15, 1937 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Son of Alfred Harding and Jessie Miller (Scott) Burnett.
Scottish Leaving Certified, George Watson's Boys' College, Edinburgh, 1955. Master of Arts with honors in English language and literature, University Edinburgh, 1959. Associateship of Library Association, University Strathclyde, Glasgow, 1964.
Library assistant University Glasgow Library, 1959-1964. Assistant librarian Durham University Library, 1964-1990. Author numerous poems.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member Library. Association (committee International and Comparative Librarianship Group 1973-1988, Essay prize, 1966) Private Libraries Association, Colpitts Poetry Club (committee member Durham, 1975-1987).