John Brown

British geographer
Person human Q18530180
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John Brown

Summary

John Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Dover[2]. He was born on +1797-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died on +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z[4]. He worked as a geographer[5], writer[6], and merchant[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • John Brown's place of birth was Dover[2].
  • John Brown was born on +1797-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • John Brown was born on +1797-08-02T00:00:00Z[9].
  • John Brown died on +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z[4].
  • John Brown died on +1861-02-07T00:00:00Z[10].
  • Burial took place at Highgate Cemetery[11].
  • A child of John Brown was James Roberts Brown[12].
  • John Brown held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • John Brown worked as a geographer[5].
  • John Brown's professions included writer[6].
  • John Brown worked as a merchant[7].
  • John Brown received the Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London[14].
  • John Brown received the Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[15].
  • John Brown was a member of Royal Geographical Society[16].
  • John Brown is recorded as male[17].
  • John Brown's instance of is recorded as human[18].
  • John Brown's ISNI is recorded as 000000011574799X[19].
  • John Brown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 74155171[20].
  • John Brown's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 15367268g[21].
  • John Brown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0134p_lw[22].
  • John Brown's Open Library ID is recorded as OL6799719A[23].
  • John Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[24].
  • John Brown's given name is recorded as John[25].
  • John Brown's Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID is recorded as 130264792[26].
  • John Brown's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[27].

Body

Origins and Family

John Brown was born in Dover[2]. Recorded date of birth include +1797-00-00T00:00:00Z[3] and +1797-08-02T00:00:00Z[9].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include geographer[5], writer[6], and merchant[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London[14] and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[15], a fellowship award[28], in United Kingdom[29].

Personal Life

A child of John Brown was James Roberts Brown[12].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include +1861-00-00T00:00:00Z[4] and +1861-02-07T00:00:00Z[10]. John Brown is buried at Highgate Cemetery[11].

Why It Matters

John Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,300 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was John Brown born?

Born in Dover[2], John Brown…

What did John Brown do for work?

John Brown worked as geographer[5], writer[6], and merchant[7].

What awards did John Brown receive?

Honors received include Fellow of the Ethnological Society of London[14] and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society[15].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [17] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . wikidata.org.
  4. [18] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . catalogue.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [12] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] . wikidata.org.
  13. [20] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  17. [9] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. wikidata.org.
  19. [10] . en.wikisource.org. en.wikisource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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