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Thomas Browne (other)
Thomas Browne (1605–1682) was an English polymath and author. Thomas Browne may also refer to: Politics and law * Thomas Browne (died 1460) (1402–1460), English MP and treasurer to Henry VI * Thomas Browne (died 1597), English Member of Parliament (MP) * Thomas Browne, 4th Viscount Kenmare (1726–1795), Irish landowner and politician * Thomas C. Browne (1794–1858), American jurist and politician from Illinois * Thomas Gore Browne (1807–1887), British colonial administrator; Governor of St Helena, New Zealand, Tasmania, and Bermuda * Thomas M. Browne (1829–1891), U.S. Representative from Indiana * Thomas Browne (Australian politician) (1838–1899), New South Wales politician * Thomas H. B. Browne (1844–1892), U.S. Representative from Virginia Religion * Thomas Browne (Canon of Windsor) (–1673), English Anglican priest * Thomas Browne (Master of Christ's College, Cambridge) (1766–1832), English priest and academic * Thomas Browne (Archdeacon of Ipswich) (1889–19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne
Sir Thomas Browne (; 19 October 160519 October 1682) was an English polymath and author of varied works which reveal his wide learning in diverse fields including science and medicine, religion and the esoteric. His writings display a deep curiosity towards the natural world, influenced by the scientific revolution of Baconian enquiry and are permeated by references to Classical and Biblical sources as well as the idiosyncrasies of his own personality. Although often described as suffused with melancholia, Browne's writings are also characterised by wit and subtle humour, while his literary style is varied, according to genre, resulting in a rich, unique prose which ranges from rough notebook observations to polished Baroque eloquence. Biography Early life Thomas Browne was born in the parish of St Michael, Cheapside, in London on 19 October 1605, the youngest child—having an elder brother and two elder sisters—of Thomas Browne, a silk merchant from Upton, Cheshire, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (Master Of Christ's College, Cambridge)
Thomas Browne (1766–1832) was a priest and academic in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Browne was born in Poulton-le-Fylde. He was educated at Christ's College, Cambridge, graduating BA in 1786; MA in 1789; and BD in 1796. He became Fellow in 1791; and was Master from 1808 to 1814. He held livings at Little Snoring, Seaton Ross, Bere Ferrers, Bourn, and Gorleston. Browne married Lucy, a daughter of John Astley, and as a result was presented to the benefice of Gorleston in Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the No ....C. J. Palmer, ''Perlustration of Great Yarmouth'', Vol. IIIp. 357/ref> References Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Fellows of Christ's College, Cambridge Masters of Christ's College, Cambridge 1832 deaths 1766 b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Brown (other)
Tom Brown may refer to: Sports American football *Tom Brown (tackle) (1890–1972), American football player *Tom Brown (end) (1921–2013), American football player in the NFL *Tom Brown (safety) (born 1940), American athlete who played football in the NFL and baseball in MLB * Tom Brown (wide receiver) (born 1963), American football player in the NFL * Tom Brown (running back) (born 1964), American football player in the NFL *Tom Brown (guard) (born 1936), American football player in the CFL Other sports * Tom Brown (outfielder) (1860–1927), American baseball player and manager * Tom Brown (bowls) (1915–1980), England lawn bowls competitor *Tom Brown (footballer, born 1919) (1919–2000), Scottish footballer *Tom Brown (tennis) (1922–2011), American tennis player *Tom Brown (pitcher) (born 1949), American baseball pitcher *Tom Brown (footballer, born 1968), Scottish former footballer * Tom Brown (rugby, born 1983), English rugby union and rugby league player * Tom Brown (ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Brown (other)
Thomas Brown may refer to: Arts and literature *Thomas Brown (satirist) (1662–1704), English satirist *Thomas Brown (philosopher) (1778–1820), Scottish poet and philosopher *''Thomas Brown'', pen name of Thomas Moore (1779–1852) *Thomas Brown (architect) (1781–1850), Scottish architect *Thomas Brown (prison architect) (1806–1872), Scottish architect *Thomas Edward Brown (1830–1897), Manx poet, scholar, and divine * T. Allston Brown (Thomas Allston Brown, 1836–1918), American theater critic and historian *Thomas Wilson Brown (born 1972), American actor Business and industry *Thomas Brown (businessman) (1738–1797), American husbandman, businessman, and land speculator *Thomas Brown (engineer) (1772–1850), English surveyor, engineer, businessman, and landowner *Thomas Forster Brown (1835–1907), English civil and mining engineer Politics and law Australia *Thomas Brown (settler) (1803–1863), Australian pastoralist and politician *Thomas Brown (New South Wales col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Alexander Browne
Thomas Alexander Browne (born Brown, 6 August 1826 – 11 March 1915) was an Australian author who published many of his works under the pseudonym Rolf Boldrewood. He is best known for his 1882 bushranging novel ''Robbery Under Arms''. Biography Browne was born in London, the eldest child of Captain Sylvester John Brown, a shipmaster formerly of the East India Company, and his wife Elizabeth Angell, ''née'' Alexander. His mother was his "earliest admirer and most indulgent critic . . . to whom is chiefly due whatever meed of praise my readers may hereafter vouchsafe" (Dedication Old Melbourne Memories). Thomas added the 'e' to his surname in the 1860s. After his father's barque ''Proteus'' had delivered a cargo of convicts in Hobart, the family settled in Sydney in 1831. Sylvester Brown took up whaling and built a stone mansion, ''Enmore,'' which gave its name to the suburb of Sydney.Introduction to ''Robbery Under Arms'' by Dr. A. T. Brissenden, The Discovery Press, 1968 Thom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (officer Of Arms)
Thomas Browne (1708–1780), Garter Principal King of Arms, the second son of John Browne of Ashbourne, Derbyshire, became Bluemantle Pursuivant in 1737, Lancaster Herald in 1743, Norroy and Ulster King of Arms in 1761, and Garter in 1774 until his death. Biography Browne was the most eminent land surveyor in the kingdom, and was called ''Sense Browne,'' to distinguish him from his contemporary, Lancelot Brown, who was usually called Capability Brown. At first he resided at his seat of Little Wimley near Stevenage, Hertfordshire, which "he received with his wife." He later moved to Camville Place, Essendon Essendon may refer to: Australia *Electoral district of Essendon *Electoral district of Essendon and Flemington *Essendon, Victoria **Essendon railway station **Essendon Airport *Essendon Football Club in the Australian Football League United King .... Browne died at his town house in St. James's Street (now called Great James Street), Bedford Row, on 22 February 1780. His p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne II
Thomas Browne II (1648–1715) was an early settler of Maryland. Early life Thomas Browne II was an early settler of Anne Arundel County, Maryland, in regions now part of Howard County, Maryland. He was frequently referred to as "Thomas Browne, the Patuxent Ranger" for settling lands West of the Chesapeake Bay along the Patuxent River The Patuxent River is a tributary of the Chesapeake Bay in the state of Maryland. There are three main river drainages for central Maryland: the Potomac River to the west passing through Washington, D.C., the Patapsco River to the northeast .... Browne's uncle, John Browne, who was involved in the Battle of the Severn, left his estate property to Thomas Browne II in a 1668 will. The first such property granted to him was "Browne's Peace" of Anne Arundel in 1676. Thomas was commissioned to explore from the Snowden plantation westward upstream to the limits of the Patuxent River. His plantations formed the southern boundaries of C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (Master Of Pembroke College, Cambridge)
Thomas Browne, D.D. (b Norwich 1648 – d London 1706) was Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1694 until his death. Browne entered Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1664. He graduated B.A. in 1668 and M.A. in 1671. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1671; was ordained in 1674; and appointed Junior Proctor in 1685. He held the living at Orton Waterville Orton is a mostly residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the Peterborough district, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it comprises Orton Longueville, Orton Waterville and Orton with Hampton wa ... from 1687 until his death. He was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1694 to 1695. References 1648 births 1706 deaths Academics from Norwich Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Pembroke College, Cambridge Masters of Pembroke College, Cambridge Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge 17th-century English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (Archdeacon Of Ipswich)
Thomas Robert Browne, FKC (15 June 1889 – 13 August 1978) was Archdeacon of Ipswich from 1946 until 1963. Browne was a captain in the Dorset Regiment during World War I. After this he studied at King's College London; and was ordained in 1920. After a curacy in Tottenham he held incumbencies at Edwardstone, Earl Soham, Newmarket, Elmsett and Shotley. He was an honorary canon at St Edmundsbury Cathedral St Edmundsbury Cathedral (formally entitled the Cathedral Church of St James and St Edmund) is the cathedral for the Church of England's Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich. It is the seat of the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich and is in ... from 1936 to 1946. References 1889 births 20th-century English Anglican priests Alumni of King's College London Fellows of King's College London Archdeacons of Ipswich Dorset Regiment officers 1978 deaths {{UK-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (Canon Of Windsor)
::See also Thomas Browne, polymath, 1605 - 1682 Thomas Browne D.D. (c. 1605 – 6 December 1673) was a Canon of Windsor from 1639 to 1673. Career He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was senior proctor in 1636. He was appointed: *Rector of St Mary Aldermary 1638–1641 *Rector of Oddington, Oxfordshire 1640 *Domestic chaplain to Archbishop Laud and King Charles I *Domestic chaplain to Mary Princess of Orange during the Commonwealth period. He was appointed to the first stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle, in 1639, and held the stall until 1673. He was buried in the chapel. Works Browne wrote: *''Tomus alter et idem, a History of the Life and Reign of that famous Princess Elizabeth'', a translation of vol. ii. of William Camden's ''Annals'', to which he added an "Appendix containing animadversions upon several passages", 1629; * ''Concio ad Clerum'', or ''A Discourse of the Revenues of the Clergy … in a sermon preached … before the university upon takin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Browne (died 1460)
Sir Thomas Browne (140220 July 1460) was a Member of Parliament and Chancellor of the Exchequer. Browne's tenure as Chancellor occurred during the Great Bullion Famine and the Great Slump in England. He was executed for treason on 20 July 1460. Career Thomas Browne was the son and heir of Robert Browne and a nephew of Stephen Browne MP. In 1434 he was sworn to the peace in Kent, and made a Justice of Peace there from 1436 to 24 December 1450. He was High Sheriff of Kent in 1439. He was Member of Parliament for Dover in the 1439-40 Parliament, for Kent in 1445–6, and for Wallingford in 1449–50. He attended the Parliaments of 1447 and February 1449, though this appears to have been as Under-Treasurer rather than as an elected MP. He served as Treasurer of the Household to Henry VI. He was knighted 1449/1451. During the reign of King Henry VI, his highest post was that of Under Treasurer to Marmaduke Lumley, Bishop of Carlisle at the Exchequer, which he held between Fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas H
Thomas may refer to: People * List of people with given name Thomas * Thomas (name) * Thomas (surname) * Saint Thomas (other) * Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church * Thomas the Apostle * Thomas (bishop of the East Angles) (fl. 640s–650s), medieval Bishop of the East Angles * Thomas (Archdeacon of Barnstaple) (fl. 1203), Archdeacon of Barnstaple * Thomas, Count of Perche (1195–1217), Count of Perche * Thomas (bishop of Finland) (1248), first known Bishop of Finland * Thomas, Earl of Mar (1330–1377), 14th-century Earl, Aberdeen, Scotland Geography Places in the United States * Thomas, Illinois * Thomas, Indiana * Thomas, Oklahoma * Thomas, Oregon * Thomas, South Dakota * Thomas, Virginia * Thomas, Washington * Thomas, West Virginia * Thomas County (other) * Thomas Township (other) Elsewhere * Thomas Glacier (Greenland) Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Thomas'' (Burton novel) 1969 novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
