Sir John Burke was a male Human astronomer from London, England, in the 21st century. He served as the Chief Astronomer for the Royal Academy, and was the first to chart the star of a world later known as Sherman's Planet. (TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
Burke had at least one child, a daughter named Monica. In his later years, he walked with the assistance of a cane. During the rise of the Optimum Movement, he concealed a short range laser emitter in his cane, which he used in self-defense against Colonel Adrik Thorsen at Battersea Stadium in 2078. (ST novel: Federation)
Ensign Pavel Chekov once mistakenly identified Burke as "Ivan Burkoff", a Russian national. (TOS episode: "The Trouble with Tribbles")
An USS Enterprise shuttlecraft, John Burke, was named after him. (TOS novel: Prime Directive)
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- John Burke article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
