Basset (surname)

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Basset is a surname of French origin.[1] Notable people with the surname include:

* André Basset (1895–1956), younger brother of the above, linguist, orientalist
* Alfred Barnard Basset mathematician
* Basset family includes wealthy landowners in Cornwall
* David Basset (1687–1701), Merchant active in Newfoundland and New England
* Frances Basset, 2nd Baroness Basset
* Francis Basset
* Henri Basset (1892–1926), son of the above, linguist and historian
* John Basset (writer) (1791–1843), writer on Cornish mining
* René Basset (1855–1924), orientalist
* Sarah Basset or Sally Bassett (died 1730), slave in Bermuda executed by burning for attempted murder
* William Basset, several people

## See also

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* Bassett (surname)

Surname list

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## References

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1. ^ Basset : Surname Meaning & Statistics, forebears.io