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Broun
Broun is a surname. It is the Middle English and Scots spelling of Brown. Notable people with the surname include: *Agnes Broun (1732–1820), mother of Scottish poet Robert Burns *Alex Broun (born 1965), Australian playwright and screenwriter *Dauvit Broun (born 1961), Scottish historian *Elizabeth Broun (born 1946), American museum director *Frank Broun (1876–1930), Australian politician *Heywood Broun (1888–1939), American journalist *Heywood Hale Broun (1918–2001), American journalist, son of Heywood Broun *Hob Broun (1950–1987), American author *Jeremy Broun, British furniture designer and maker, writer, film maker and musician *John Allan Broun (1817–1879), Scottish scientist who worked on magnetism in India *Jorge Broun (born 1986), Argentine professional footballer *Maurice Broun (1906–1979), American ornithologist and naturalist *Paul Broun (born 1946)), US Congressman from Georgia *Peter Broun (1797–1846), first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia *Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Broun
Paul Collins Broun Jr. (born May 14, 1946) is an American physician and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a member of the Tea Party Caucus. Broun unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Saxby Chambliss in the 2014 election. In 2020, he unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination to represent – a seat he contested once before in 2016 – coming in fourth. Early life and education Broun was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Gertrude Margaret (née Beasley) and Democratic Georgia state senator Paul C. Broun (1916–2005), who represented Athens and the surrounding area from 1963 to 2001. His paternal grandfather was a minister. Broun is a graduate of Athens High School and the University of Georgia at Athens (B.S., Chemistry, 1967) and earned his Doctor of Medicine (1971) from the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. Career Broun co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heywood Broun
Heywood Campbell Broun Jr. (; December 7, 1888 – December 18, 1939) was an American journalist. He worked as a sportswriter, newspaper columnist, and editor in New York City. He founded the American Newspaper Guild, later known as The Newspaper Guild and now as The NewsGuild-CWA. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he is best remembered for his writing on social issues and his championing of the underdog. He believed that journalists could help right wrongs, especially social ills. Career Broun was born in Brooklyn, the third of four children born to Heywood C. Broun and Henrietta Marie (née Brose) Broun. Broun attended Harvard University, but did not earn a degree. He began his professional career writing baseball stories in the sports section of the ''New York Morning Telegraph''. Broun worked at the ''New York Tribune'' from 1912 to 1921, rising to drama critic. He started working in 1921 for the ''New York World.'' While at the ''World,'' he started writing his syndicated colum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Broun
Peter Nicholas Broun (17 August 1797 – 5 November 1846), known for most of his life as Peter Nicholas Brown, was the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia, and a member of Western Australia's first Legislative Council. Early life Peter Broun was born in Guernsey on 17 August 1797, son of William Broun, who was the brother of Sir James Broun, the 7th baronet of Colstoun and Thornydykes, and Nancy Mainguy. Peter Broun was descended from Sir George Broun, the 3rd baronet, who lived in two of the family estates, Thornydyke Castle and Bassendean, in Berwickshire. Broun spent his early life in Scotland as a gentleman clerk. In 1825 he married Caroline Simpson. They were to have three sons and five daughters. Colonial Secretary On 30 September 1828, Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling made a number of appointments to important public service positions for the planned colony of Western Australia, including appointing Peter Broun to the position of Colonial Secretary at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Broun Baronets
The Broun Baronets are a branch of the ancient Broun of Colstoun family whose estate near Haddington, East Lothian, remains to this day in the possession of a cadet family. Origins Early in the twelfth century a Walterus le Brun flourished in Scotland. He was one of the barons who witnessed the inquisition of the possessions of the church of Glasgow made by Earl David in 1116, in the reign of his brother, Alexander I of Scotland. Sir David le Brun was one of the witnesses, with King David I of Scotland, in laying the foundation of Holyrood Abbey on 13 May 1128. He devised to that abbey certain "lands and acres in territories de Colstoun" for prayers to be said for "the soul of (King) Alexander, and the health of his son." Colstoun pear George Broun of Colstoun married Marion Hay (died 1564), second daughter of Sir John Hay, 2nd Lord Hay of Yester, ancestor of the Marquess of Tweeddale, and she brought with her the ''pear'' as dowry. Lord Yester, in handing over the ''pea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Allan Broun
John Allan Broun FRS (21 September 1817 – 22 November 1879) was a Scottish scientist with interests in magnetism, particularly of the earth, and meteorology. Broun studied in Edinburgh University and worked at the observatory in Makerstoun from 1842 to 1849 before moving to India to work in the Kingdom of Travancore. He continued his studies on geo-magnetism in India and was involved in setting up observatories there apart from managing the Napier Museum in Trivandrum. One of the fundamental discoveries he made was that the Earth loses or gains magnetic intensity not locally, but as a whole. He also found that solar activity causes magnetic disturbances. Early years Broun was born in Dumfries where his father ran a school training students intending to join the navy. Broun was educated at Edinburgh University where he was influenced by James D. Forbes. In 1842, there was an interest in magnetic observations and Thomas McDougall Brisbane established an observatory at his home ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heywood Hale Broun
Heywood Hale Broun (; March 10, 1918 – September 5, 2001) was an American author, sportswriter, commentator and actor. He was born and reared in New York City, the son of writer and activist Ruth Hale and newspaper columnist Heywood Broun. Early life Broun was educated at Hessian Hills School and other private schools and Swarthmore College near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. In 1940, Broun joined the staff at the New York tabloid ''PM'' as a sportswriter. His career was interrupted by World War II in which he served in the United States Army field artillery. When the war ended he returned to the ''PM'' newspaper and wrote for its successor, the ''New York Star'', which ceased operations in 1949. Woodie was married to Jane Lloyd Jones, and they had one son, Heywood Orren Broun, known as Hob, a novelist, who predeceased his parents in 1987. Career He went from Broadway to CBS in 1966, where he worked for two decades as a color commentator on a wide variety of sporting event ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alex Broun
Alex Broun (born 16 March 1965) is an Australian playwright and screenwriter, who has worked extensively with Short and Sweet (festival), Short+Sweet, a series of theatre festivals for productions of ten minutes or less. Born in Sydney, Australia, he has been referred to as "the Shakespeare of short plays". Broun has had over 100 ten-minute plays produced in over 2000 productions in more than 40 countries globally, and his plays have been translated into many languages. He has also worked extensively as a Rugby journalist and served as Media Manager for the Springboks (1997–2000), the British & Irish Lions (2001), and the Melbourne Rebels (2007). Theatre history In his early years Broun trained at the Australian Theatre for Young People in Sydney, Australia, acting in plays alongside Nicole Kidman. His work has been performed at the Sydney Festival, Edinburgh Festival and Brighton Festival. Among his performed plays are ''The Jacaranda Tree'', ''Vicious Streaks'', and ''Just O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Broun
Elizabeth "Betsy" Broun (born December 15, 1946 in Kansas City) is an American art historian and curator. Broun served as the Margaret and Terry Stent Director of the Smithsonian American Art Museum from 1989 to 2016, and is the longest-serving female director in the history of the Smithsonian Institution. Career Born in Kansas City, but raised in Independence, Kansas, Broun completed all of her degrees from the University of Kansas: a Bachelor of Arts in French and Art History in 1968, a Master of Arts in Art History in 1969, and a Doctor of Philosophy in Art History in 1976. Her doctoral dissertation was on American art at the World's Columbian Exposition in 1893. In the early 1970s, Broun began her career in museums as a Ford Foundation Curatorial Fellow at the Walters Art Museum. Upon completing her doctorate, she remained at the University of Kansas as Assistant Professor of Art History, as well as the Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Spencer Museum of Art until 1983. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Broun
Frank Tyndall Broun (31 May 1876 – 1 April 1930) was an Australian politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1911 to 1914 and again from 1917 to 1924. He was a minister in the first government of Sir James Mitchell. Broun was born in Beverley, Western Australia, to Emily Jane (née Lukin) and James William Broun. His grandfather, Peter Broun, was the first Colonial Secretary of Western Australia. After a period working for his father, Broun acquired an estate of near Beverley, on which he farmed both sheep and wheat. He was elected to the Beverley Road Board in 1902, and remained a member for most of the following 20 years, including as chairman on three occasions (1908–1909, 1911–1914, and 1917–1919).Frank Tyn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Broun
Jorge Emanuel Broun (born 23 May 1986), commonly known as Fatu Broun, is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Rosario Central. Career Rosario Central Born in Rosario, Broun began his career at Rosario Central. He made his debut in Torneo Clausura 2006 in a match that Rosario Central lost 2-0 against Club Atlético Banfield. He became the first choice keeper after the sale of Cristian Darío Álvarez at RCD Espanyol in 2008. He is the only goalkeeper in the history of Rosario Central that has scored a goal. On 23 October 2009, Broun converted a penalty kick against Independiente. Broun spent the 2013–14 season on loan with Chilean Primera División club Antofagasta. Colón In July 2014, Broun joined Club Atlético Colón on loan, with whom won promotion to Argentine Primera División. In January 2016, he signed for the club permanently. Broun spent in general four seasons at Estadio B.G. Estanislao López, making 97 league appearances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Broun
Maurice Broun (August 27, 1906 – October 2, 1979) was an American ornithologist, botanist, naturalist, conservationist, and author. Early life and education He was born in New York City to parents who immigrated from Romania. Both of his parents died from tuberculosis; his mother died when he was two weeks old, and his father died when he was two years old. Living in a New York City orphanage until he was about six years old, he was taken out by a Catholic family but the mother became ill and the foster father returned Maurice to the orphanage. When he was ten years old, a Jewish family became his foster family, and the family moved to Boston. At age fourteen he became interested in bird-watching in Boston Public Garden. He ran away from his foster family when he was fifteen years old and supported himself for the rest of his life. While attending Boston English High School, he rented a room and earned a living by menial jobs. Career While still a high school student, he publishe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hob Broun
Hob Broun (born Heywood Orren Broun; 1950 – December 16, 1987) was an author who lived in Portland, Oregon. Following the publication of his first novel, ''Odditorium'', Broun required spinal surgery to remove a tumor that ultimately saved his life but resulted in his paralysis. Subsequently, he wrote two books by blowing air through a tube that activated the specially outfitted keyboard of a computer. Using this technology, he completed a second novel, ''Inner Tube'', and wrote the short stories contained in a posthumously published collection entitled ''Cardinal Numbers'' which won an Oregon Book Award in 1989. He was working on a third novel when he died of asphyxiation after his respirator broke down in his home in Portland, Oregon. He was thirty-seven years old. Broun was born in Manhattan and graduated from the Dalton School. He attended Reed College in Portland. He was the son of Heywood Hale Broun, the writer and broadcaster, and the grandson of Ruth Hale, a freelance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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