Born in Suffolk, and received his professional education under Sir Astley Cooper and Cline at St Thomas's and Guy's Hospitals, then united. He practised for a short time in Norfolk, and then in Colchester, but soon came to London, where he spent the remainder of his life, never leaving it for pleasure except during three short holidays. He attended very regularly at the Skin Hospital during many years, when it was in New Bridge Street, where he sat for hours together assisting James Startin (qv), and frequently acting for him. He was afterwards appointed Surgeon to the Hospital, in which he was greatly interested, and he only ceased his attendance owing to increasing infirmities caused by prostatic disease. He died at his residence, 134 Salisbury Square, EC, on December 14th, 1874. His only son, a pupil of Bransby Cooper, died from the effects of blood poisoning shortly after qualifying MRCS. His daughter was married to Mr J R Gibson, of Russell Square. George Burt was a good and skilful surgeon and a kind-hearted, honourable man.