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Alex. Brown & Sons

first investment bank in the United States
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Alex. Brown & Sons

Summary

Alex. Brown & Sons is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alex. Brown & Sons is in the country of United States[3].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's founder is recorded as Alexander Brown[5].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Baltimore[6].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's Commons category is recorded as Alex. Brown & Sons[7].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's industry is recorded as investment[8].
  • 1800 marks the founding of Alex. Brown & Sons[9].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's official website is recorded as https://www.alexbrown.com/[10].
  • Alex. Brown & Sons's product or material produced is recorded as financial services[11].

Body

Founding

Alex. Brown & Sons's founder is recorded as Alexander Brown[5]. 1800 marks the founding of it[9].

Operations

Alex. Brown & Sons's headquarters location is recorded as Baltimore[6].

Industry

Alex. Brown & Sons's industry is recorded as investment[8].

Ownership

Alex. Brown & Sons's product or material produced is recorded as financial services[11].

Why It Matters

Alex. Brown & Sons ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (403 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 18d ago · Geagea · 2026-07-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Logo image → Alex. Brown logo.svg
    Wikidata description → first investment bank in the United States
    Product or material produced → financial services
    Commons category → Alex. Brown & Sons
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987014797450305171, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1783595065105; Based on LC id in the National Library of Israel"
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