Dr. Richard Burr was a civil war embalmer. You’re probably familiar
with the photograph of him at his tent embalming with no PPE. We credit him
with being the impetus of the establishment of rules for embalmers and
undertakers.  This is because he was allegedly
burning down the embalming tents of his competitors.

His last name Burr, sounds a lot like “burn”, making it easy
to recall his role in funeral history.