Thomas Browne,

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(b Norwich 1648 – d London 1706) was Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1694 until his death. Browne entered

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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

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from 1687 until his death. He was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1694 to 1695.University of Cambridge web-site
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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 Anglican priests {{UCambridge-stub