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John Browne (1687–1764) was an
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academic and administrator. He was
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, and also served as
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.


Biography

John Browne was the sixth son of Richard Browne of Marton,
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. On 23 May 1704, he matriculated as a student at University College, Oxford, and was then elected as a Browne Exhibitioner on 16 November 1705. On 27 October 1708, he was elected to be a Freeston Minor Exhibitioner and later on 23 August 1711 he was elected as a Skirlaw Fellow. After being a student at University College, Browne was a Fellow at the College from 1711 to 1739. He served in a number of duties for the College, such as
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. He was also tutor to a number of students. In around 1714, Browne took on the
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.In 1738, Browne became
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. In 1743, he became a
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. From 1745, he was Master of University College. In 1753, as
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, Browne chose the design for the
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, the supposed founder of University College at the time, in front of the
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, University College's second quadrangle. Browne bequeathed his books to the Master of University College and his successors. The library was originally located in a ground-floor room in the
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of the College. However, when a new Master's Lodgings was built, the books were moved there. They form a decorative backdrop in the dining room, in fitted bookcases. John Browne died on 7 August 1764.


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1764 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford 18th-century English educators 18th-century English Anglican priests Fellows of University College, Oxford Masters of University College, Oxford Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford 1687 births {{UOxford-stub