William Adams Brown

American theologian (1865-1943)
Person human Q5587918
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William Adams Brown

Summary

William Adams Brown is a human[1]. Born in New York City[2], he… he was born on +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. He died in New York City[4]. He died on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He worked as a Christian minister[6] and theologian[7]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Adams Brown was born in New York City[2].
  • William Adams Brown died in New York City[4].
  • William Adams Brown was born on +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z[3].
  • William Adams Brown died on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[5].
  • William Adams Brown's father was John Crosby Brown[9].
  • William Adams Brown's mother was Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown[10].
  • A child of William Adams Brown was Winthrop G. Brown[11].
  • A child of William Adams Brown was William Adams Brown[12].
  • William Adams Brown held citizenship in United States[13].
  • William Adams Brown's professions included Christian minister[6].
  • William Adams Brown worked as a theologian[7].
  • William Adams Brown's image is recorded as William Adams Brown (FCB, 1918).png[14].
  • William Adams Brown is recorded as male[15].
  • William Adams Brown's instance of is recorded as human[16].
  • William Adams Brown's ISNI is recorded as 0000000083920873[17].
  • William Adams Brown's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 69712596[18].
  • William Adams Brown's GND ID is recorded as 117635499[19].
  • William Adams Brown's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n86114052[20].
  • William Adams Brown's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA06125075[21].
  • William Adams Brown's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00652577[22].
  • William Adams Brown's SBN author ID is recorded as UBOV366986[23].
  • William Adams Brown's Libraries Australia ID is recorded as 35656438[24].
  • William Adams Brown's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05vw5y5[25].
  • William Adams Brown's Open Library ID is recorded as OL2007526A[26].
  • William Adams Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[27].

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Origins and Family

Born in New York City[2], William Adams Brown… he was born on +1865-00-00T00:00:00Z[3]. His father was John Crosby Brown[9]. His mother was Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown[10].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Christian minister[6] and theologian[7].

Personal Life

Children include Winthrop G. Brown[11], a diplomat[28], 1907–1987[29], of United States[30] and William Adams Brown[12], an economist[31], 1894–1957[32], of United States[33].

Death and Burial

William Adams Brown died on +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z[5]. He died in New York City[4].

Why It Matters

William Adams Brown ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #7,299 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was William Adams Brown born?

William Adams Brown was born in New York City[2].

Where did William Adams Brown die?

William Adams Brown passed away in New York City[4].

Who were William Adams Brown's parents?

William Adams Brown's father was John Crosby Brown[9]. William Adams Brown's mother was Mary Elizabeth Adams Brown[10].

What did William Adams Brown do for work?

William Adams Brown worked as Christian minister[6] and theologian[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [14] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [15] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Geni.com. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . Faceted Application of Subject Terminology. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [5] . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . 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
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . 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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    Writing language English
    Country of citizenship United States
    Date of death +1943-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Open library id OL2007526A
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