John Brown

English divine and author (1715-1766)
Person human Q2392898
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John Brown

Summary

John Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Rothbury[2]. He was born on November 5, 1715[3]. He died on September 23, 1766[4]. He worked as a writer[5], philosopher[6], essayist[7], poet[8], and playwright[9]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

Key Facts

  • John Brown's place of birth was Rothbury[2].
  • John Brown was born on November 5, 1715[3].
  • John Brown died on September 23, 1766[4].
  • John Brown held citizenship in Kingdom of Great Britain[11].
  • John Brown worked as a writer[5].
  • John Brown's professions included philosopher[6].
  • John Brown worked as an essayist[7].
  • John Brown's professions included poet[8].
  • John Brown worked as a playwright[9].
  • John Brown's professions included satirist[12].
  • John Brown was educated at St John's College[13].
  • John Brown's religion is recorded as Church of England[14].
  • John Brown is recorded as male[15].
  • John Brown's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • The cause of death was exsanguination[17].
  • John Brown earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[18].
  • John Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[19].
  • John Brown's given name is recorded as John[20].
  • John Brown's work location is recorded as Carlisle[21].
  • John Brown's manner of death is recorded as suicide[22].
  • John Brown's described by source is recorded as Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900[23].
  • John Brown's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[24].
  • John Brown's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • John Brown's writing language is recorded as English[26].

Body

Origins and Family

John Brown was born in Rothbury[2]. He was born on November 5, 1715[3].

Education

John Brown was educated at St John's College[13]. He earned the academic degree of Bachelor of Arts[18].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[5], philosopher[6], essayist[7], poet[8], playwright[9], and satirist[12].

Personal Life

John Brown's religion is recorded as Church of England[14].

Death and Burial

John Brown died on September 23, 1766[4]. The cause of death was exsanguination[17].

Why It Matters

John Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[10]

FAQs

Where was John Brown born?

Born in Rothbury[2], John Brown…

What did John Brown do for work?

John Brown worked as writer[5], philosopher[6], essayist[7], poet[8], and playwright[9].

Where did John Brown go to school?

John Brown was educated at St John's College[13].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [15] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] . wikidata.org.
  4. [16] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [13] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [8] . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [4] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [10] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, philosopher, essayist +4
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  2. 21d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation writer, philosopher, essayist +4
    Writing language English
    Aliases
    Manner of death suicide
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30848|batch #30848]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (5)"
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