Frank Edward Brown

American archaeologist (1908-1988)

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[20]
Date of birth: May 24, 1908
Date of death: February 28, 1988
Place of birth: La Grange
Place of death: Marco Island
Country of citizenship: United States^[9]
Occupation: anthropologist, archaeologist, classical archaeologist, professor
Employer: Yale University, American Academy in Rome, United States Office of War Information^[10]^[11]^[12]
Educated at: Carleton College (?–1929), Yale University (?–1938)^[13]^[14]
Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship (1960), Rome Prize (1933, 1954, 1955)^[17]^[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English, Ancient Greek^[28]^[29]
Archives at: Carleton College^[24]
Depicts: Frank Edward Brown, Abdul Messiah Taza, Temple of Gadde, Dura-Europos, Syria^[21]^[22]^[23]
Family name: Brown^[25]
Given name: Frank, Edward^[26]^[27]
Member of: Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei (1983–present)^[19]
On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive^[30]
Significant place: Dura-Europos^[31]
Student: Russell T. Scott Jr., Lawrence Richardson, Jr.^[15]^[16]

🏷️ Also known as

en Frank Brown en F.E. Brown en Frank E. Brown en Frank Edward Brown ar فرانك براون ar فرانك إدوارد براون he פרנק אדוארד בראון

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BIBSYS ID: 90575764
BNB person ID (OBSOLETE): BrownFrankEdward1908-1988
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12355611h
CANTIC ID: 981058609503406706
CiNii Research ID: 1140845216682999296, 1140282266648159360

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DDB person (GND) ID: 121094030
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 121094030
FAST ID: 1947440
FranceArchives agent ID: 301291463
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Guggenheim fellows ID: frank-e-brown
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NUKAT ID: n02064365
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SAIA authority ID: 5a1d4d054ab9d081344d328a
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SHARE Catalogue author ID: 33551
SNAC ARK ID: w686447p
Svenska Institutet i Rom ID: 377
Treccani ID: frank-edward-brown
Union List of Artist Names ID: 500216557
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID: 331725
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058609503406706
Vatican Library VcBA ID: 495/122001
WorldCat Entities ID: E39PBJw4GgpJJKKxkWxvbcmDbd
Yale LUX ID: person/52fac8c2-6d49-4863-8124-47ad65c004f1

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Summary

Frank Edward Brown was born on May 24, 1908^[1], in La Grange^[2]. He died on February 28, 1988^[3], in Marco Island^[4]. He worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], classical archaeologist^[7], and professor^[8].

FAQs

Where was Frank Edward Brown born?

Frank Edward Brown was born in La Grange^[2].

Where did Frank Edward Brown die?

Frank Edward Brown died in Marco Island^[4].

What did Frank Edward Brown do for work?

Frank Edward Brown worked as an anthropologist^[5], archaeologist^[6], classical archaeologist^[7], and professor^[8].

Where did Frank Edward Brown go to school?

Frank Edward Brown was educated at Carleton College^[13] and Yale University^[14].

What awards did Frank Edward Brown receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[17] and Rome Prize^[18].

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[2] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — place of birth (P19): La Grange. Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — place of death (P20): Marco Island. Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — sex or gender (P21): male. Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved 2019-05-14. wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — country of citizenship (P27): United States. LIBRIS. Retrieved 2018-08-24. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — educated at (P69): Carleton College. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — educated at (P69): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — occupation (P106): anthropologist. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — occupation (P106): archaeologist. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — occupation (P106): classical archaeologist. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — occupation (P106): professor. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — employer (P108): Yale University. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — employer (P108): American Academy in Rome. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — employer (P108): United States Office of War Information. jstor.org. Retrieved 2026-10-16. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — award received (P166): Rome Prize. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — depicts (P180): Frank Edward Brown. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — depicts (P180): Abdul Messiah Taza. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — depicts (P180): Temple of Gadde, Dura-Europos, Syria. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — member of (P463): Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Retrieved 2026-01-20. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — archives at (P485): Carleton College. archivedb.carleton.edu. archivedb.carleton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — date of birth (P569): May 24, 1908. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — date of death (P570): February 28, 1988. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — family name (P734): Brown. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[26] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — given name (P735): Frank. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[27] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — given name (P735): Edward. SNAC. Retrieved 2017-10-09. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — student (P802): Russell T. Scott Jr.. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — student (P802): Lawrence Richardson, Jr.. wikidata.org.
[28] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. wikidata.org.
[29] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): Ancient Greek. wikidata.org.
[30] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — on focus list of Wikimedia project (P5008): WikiProject International (Digital) Dura-Europos Archive. wikidata.org.
[31] ↑ Frank Edward Brown — significant place (P7153): Dura-Europos. jstor.org. jstor.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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15d ago · Cdgmassey · 2026-10-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗

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Depicts → Frank Edward Brown, Abdul Messiah Taza, Temple of Gadde, Dura-Europos, Syria

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Depicts → Frank Edward Brown, Abdul Messiah Taza, Temple of Gadde, Dura-Europos, Syria

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Depicts → Frank Edward Brown, Abdul Messiah Taza, Temple of Gadde, Dura-Europos, Syria

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Employer → Yale University, American Academy in Rome, United States Office of War Information

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Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei ID → 333-brown-frank-edward

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