Brown University

Summary

Brown University is a private university^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,239 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Brown University was a member of Ivy League^[3].
• Brown University was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[4].
• Brown University was a member of Digital Library Federation^[5].
• Brown University was a member of Association of Research Libraries^[6].
• Brown University was a member of Consortium of Social Science Associations^[7].
• Brown University was a member of Q118398^[8].
• Brown University is located in Providence^[9].
• Brown University is in the country of United States^[10].
• Brown University's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• Brown University's instance of is recorded as research university^[12].
• Brown University's instance of is recorded as Colonial Colleges^[13].
• Brown University's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[14].
• Brown University's instance of is recorded as academic publisher^[15].
• Brown University's founder is recorded as James Manning^[16].
• Brown University's founder is recorded as John Brown^[17].
• Brown University's founder is recorded as Moses Brown^[18].
• Brown University's founder is recorded as Morgan Edwards^[19].
• Nicholas Brown, Jr. is named after Brown University^[20].
• Brown University's headquarters location is recorded as Providence^[21].
• Brown University's coat of arms is recorded as Coat of arms of Brown University^[22].
• Brown University's postal code is recorded as 02912^[23].
• Brown University's child organization or unit is recorded as Watson School for International and Public Affairs^[24].
• Brown University's child organization or unit is recorded as Women Writers Project^[25].
• Brown University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brown University Library^[26].
• Brown University's child organization or unit is recorded as Brown University Graduate School^[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include James Manning^[16], John Brown^[17], Moses Brown^[18], and Morgan Edwards^[19]. 1765 marks the founding of Brown University^[28].

Operations

Brown University's headquarters location is recorded as Providence^[21]. Subsidiaries include Watson School for International and Public Affairs^[24], a research center^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1979^[31]; Women Writers Project^[25], an online database^[32], founded in 1986^[33]; Brown University Library^[26], an academic library^[34], in United States^[35]; Brown University Graduate School^[27], an organization^[36], in United States^[37]; Brown University School of Engineering^[38], a faculty^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1847^[41]; and Ladd Observatory^[42], a university observatory^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1891^[45].

Industry

Brown University's industry is recorded as higher education^[46].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Brown University include Brown Corpus^[47], a text corpus^[48] and Brunonia Glacier^[49], a glacier^[50], in United Kingdom^[51].

Why It Matters

Brown University ranks in the top 2% of private_university entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,239 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[52] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[53]

Entities named for it include Brown Corpus^[47], a text corpus^[48] and Brunonia Glacier^[49], a glacier^[50], in United Kingdom^[51].