claim: Antigua and Barbuda was named in honor of Tim Burton.
evidence: Robert Thorp -LRB- 1736 -- 20 April 1812 -RRB- was a British clergyman .. He attended Durham School and Peterhouse , Cambridge University , obtaining a B.A. in 1758 as senior wrangler and an M.A. in 1761 .. Durham School. Durham School. Peterhouse. Peterhouse, Cambridge. Cambridge University. Cambridge University. senior wrangler. senior wrangler. In 1768 he succeeded his father Thomas Thorp -LRB- 1699 -- 1767 -RRB- as rector of Chillingham ; in 1782 he became rector of Gateshead ; in 1792 he became archdeacon of Northumberland .. Chillingham. Chillingham, Northumberland. Gateshead. Gateshead. archdeacon of Northumberland. archdeacon of Northumberland. In 1795 , he became rector of Ryton , and he is buried in the vault of the church there .. Ryton. Ryton, Tyne and Wear. His youngest son Charles Thorp also became rector of Ryton and was a founder of Durham University .. Ryton. Ryton, Tyne and Wear. Charles Thorp. Charles Thorp. Durham University. Durham University. Another son , George Thorp , became first lieutenant of the frigate HMS Terpsichore soon after turning 19 years-of-age and was killed six months later alongside his captain , Richard Bowen , during the assault on Santa Cruz , Tenerife , led by Nelson , on 25 July 1797 .. George Thorp. George Thorp ( Royal Navy ). first lieutenant. First lieutenant#Royal Navy. HMS Terpsichore. HMS Terpsichore ( 1785 ). Richard Bowen. Richard Bowen. Nelson. Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson. He was author of Excerpta quædam e Newtoni Principiis Philosophiæ Naturalis , 1765 and translated Newton 's Principia .. Newton. Isaac Newton. Principia. Philosophiæ Naturalis Principia Mathematica