Norman O. Brown

classicist (1913–2002)

Person human Q2081872

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Instance of: human
Sex or gender: male^[22]
Date of birth: September 25, 1913
Date of death: October 2, 2002
Place of birth: El Oro Municipality, El Oro de Hidalgo^[10]
Place of death: Santa Cruz
Country of citizenship: United States^[11]
Occupation: classical scholar, writer, researcher, university teacher, social philosopher, philosopher^[12]
Employer: Wesleyan University, University of Rochester, University of California, Santa Cruz^[15]^[16]^[17]
Field of work: classics, social philosophy^[13]^[14]
Educated at: Balliol College, University of Wisconsin–Madison, Clifton College^[18]^[19]^[20]
Award received: Guggenheim Fellowship^[21]
Languages spoken, written or signed: English^[25]
Family name: Brown^[23]
Given name: Norman^[24]

🏷️ Also known as

en Norman Brown en Norman O. Brown en Norman Oliver Brown ar نورمان أو. براون es Norman Brown es Norman O Brown es Norman Oliver Brown fa نورمن او. براون ja ノーマン・O・ブラウン sv Norman Oliver Brown zh Norman Brown zh Norman Oliver Brown zh-hans Norman Brown zh-hans Norman Oliver Brown zh-hant Norman Brown zh-hant Norman Oliver Brown

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VIAF cluster ID: 110840280
Library of Congress authority ID: n50039581
GND ID: 115708952
Adelphi author ID: 187
American Academy in Rome ID: 12411133
BIBSYS ID: 90059938
Babelio author ID: 325740
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID: 12176382h
CANTIC ID: 981058521905806706
CONOR.SR ID: 22274151
Canadiana Name Authority ID: ncf12071176

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CiNii Research ID: 1140282266645086592
DDB person (GND) ID: 115708952
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID: 115708952
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID: biography/Norman-Oliver-Brown
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FAST ID: 13517
Freebase ID: /m/04x9n7
Goodreads author ID: 146145
Guggenheim fellows ID: norman-o-brown
Harper's tag: norman-oliver-brown
IdRef ID: 030325137
IxTheo authority ID: 077419960
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID: 115708952
Kallías ID: PE00199783
Medvik ID: xx0054489
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NDL Authority ID: 00434570
NL CR AUT ID: xx0054489
NLA Trove people ID: 796816
NSK (VIAF) ID: 000002570
NSK ID: 981005656864309366
NUKAT ID: n2002099646
National Library of Chile ID: 000068070
National Library of Greece ID: 156910
National Library of Israel J9U ID: 987007300311505171
National Library of Latvia ID: 000162385
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National Library of Portugal ID: 382294
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0): XX867097
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID: 071263772
Nebraska Authors author ID: norman-brown
Notable Names Database ID: 801/000119444
Open Library ID: OL893939A
Oxford Reference overview ID: 20110803095530841
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RERO ID (legacy): A003048470
SBN author ID: CFIV009924
SHARE Catalogue author ID: 129637
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The Literary Encyclopedia person ID: 603
University of Barcelona authority ID: 981058521905806706
Wellcome Collection concept ID: yj7mcvb6
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Yale LUX ID: person/8a479213-588c-4141-ab21-674ba0a3d605

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Occupation 4

writer, researcher, university teacher, classical scholar

Educated at 3

University of Wisconsin–Madison, Balliol College, Clifton College

Employer 3

University of Rochester, University of California, Santa Cruz, Wesleyan University

Field of work 2

social philosophy, classics

Place of birth 2

El Oro Municipality, El Oro de Hidalgo

Award received 1

Guggenheim Fellowship

Country of citizenship 1

United States

Family name 1

Brown

Given name 1

Norman

Instance of 1

human

Languages spoken, written or signed 1

English

Place of death 1

Santa Cruz

Sex or gender 1

male

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Summary

Norman O. Brown was born on September 25, 1913^[1], in El Oro Municipality^[2]. He died on October 2, 2002^[3], in Santa Cruz^[4]. He worked as a classical scholar^[5], writer^[6], researcher^[7], university teacher^[8], and social philosopher^[9].

FAQs

Where was Norman O. Brown born?

Norman O. Brown was born in El Oro Municipality^[2].

Where did Norman O. Brown die?

Norman O. Brown passed away in Santa Cruz^[4].

What did Norman O. Brown do for work?

Norman O. Brown worked as a classical scholar^[5], writer^[6], researcher^[7], university teacher^[8], and social philosopher^[9].

Where did Norman O. Brown go to school?

Norman O. Brown was educated at Balliol College^[18], University of Wisconsin–Madison^[19], and Clifton College^[20].

What awards did Norman O. Brown receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship^[21].

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Direct Wikidata claims

[2] ↑ Norman O. Brown — place of birth (P19): El Oro Municipality. wikidata.org.
[10] ↑ Norman O. Brown — place of birth (P19): El Oro de Hidalgo. wikidata.org.
[4] ↑ Norman O. Brown — place of death (P20): Santa Cruz. wikidata.org.
[22] ↑ Norman O. Brown — sex or gender (P21): male. Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved 2018-11-04. wikidata.org.
[11] ↑ Norman O. Brown — country of citizenship (P27): United States. wikidata.org.
[18] ↑ Norman O. Brown — educated at (P69): Balliol College. wikidata.org.
[19] ↑ Norman O. Brown — educated at (P69): University of Wisconsin–Madison. wikidata.org.
[20] ↑ Norman O. Brown — educated at (P69): Clifton College. wikidata.org.
[13] ↑ Norman O. Brown — field of work (P101): classics. wikidata.org.
[14] ↑ Norman O. Brown — field of work (P101): social philosophy. wikidata.org.
[5] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): classical scholar. wikidata.org.
[6] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): writer. Retrieved 2019-05-22. wikidata.org.
[7] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): researcher. wikidata.org.
[8] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): university teacher. en.wikipedia.org. en.wikipedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
[9] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): social philosopher. wikidata.org.
[12] ↑ Norman O. Brown — occupation (P106): philosopher. Integrated Authority File. Retrieved 2026-04-20. wikidata.org.
[15] ↑ Norman O. Brown — employer (P108): Wesleyan University. wikidata.org.
[16] ↑ Norman O. Brown — employer (P108): University of Rochester. wikidata.org.
[17] ↑ Norman O. Brown — employer (P108): University of California, Santa Cruz. wikidata.org.
[21] ↑ Norman O. Brown — award received (P166): Guggenheim Fellowship. wikidata.org.
[1] ↑ Norman O. Brown — date of birth (P569): September 25, 1913. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[3] ↑ Norman O. Brown — date of death (P570): October 2, 2002. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.
[23] ↑ Norman O. Brown — family name (P734): Brown. wikidata.org.
[24] ↑ Norman O. Brown — given name (P735): Norman. wikidata.org.
[25] ↑ Norman O. Brown — languages spoken, written or signed (P1412): English. BnF authorities. Retrieved 2015-10-10. wikidata.org.

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25d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-10-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗

Harper's tag → norman-oliver-brown

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Occupation → classical scholar, writer, researcher +3

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