Michael Burnham

• Full Name: Michael Burnham
• Born: 2226 (DIS: "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry")
• Species: Human
• Gender: Female
• Biological parents killed in Klingon terrorist attack on Doctari Alpha (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours; DIS: "The Vulcan Hello")
• Taken in as ward of Sarek and Amanda Grayson following attack
• c.2230s: Attended Vulcan Learning Center (DIS: "Battle of the Binary Stars")
  • Victim of VLC bombing, legally dead for three minutes before revived by a Vulcan mind meld performed by Sarek (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
• 2245: Entered Vulcan Science Academy (DIS: "Battle of the Binary Stars"; "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry")
  • Gained commission to Starfleet via attendance at Vulcan Science Academy rather than Starfleet Academy
  • Commencement 2249 (DIS: "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry")
• 2249: Ensign, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS: "Battle of the Binary Stars")
• By 2255: Lieutenant, senior tactical officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
• May 2255: Lieutenant commander, executive officer, Starfleet; USS Shenzhou (DIS Novel: Desperate Hours)
• May 2256: Court martialed and convicted following the Battle of the Binary Stars (DIS: "Battle of the Binary Stars")
  • Charges of dereliction of duty, assaulting a fellow officer, and mutiny
• November 2256: Intercepted on prison transport by USS Discovery
• November 2256: Civilian advisor; USS Discovery (DIS: "Context is for Kings")
  • Brought into service by request of Gabriel Lorca