William Brown

admiral in the Argentine Navy
Person human Q966952
William Brown
Unidentified photographer · Public Domain · Wikimedia
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

William Brown

Summary

William Brown is a human[1]. His place of birth was Foxford[2]. He was born on June 22, 1777[3]. He died in Buenos Aires[4]. He died on March 14, 1857[5]. He worked as a military personnel[6] and admiral[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #7,081 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • William Brown was born in Foxford[2].
  • William Brown died in Buenos Aires[4].
  • William Brown was born on June 22, 1777[3].
  • William Brown died on March 14, 1857[5].
  • William Brown died on March 3, 1857[9].
  • Burial took place at Recoleta Cemetery[10].
  • A child of William Brown was Guillermo Brown y Chitty[11].
  • A child of William Brown was Eduardo Ignacio Brown y Chitty[12].
  • A child of William Brown was Elisa Brown[13].
  • William Brown held citizenship in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • William Brown held citizenship in Argentina[15].
  • William Brown's professions included military personnel[6].
  • William Brown worked as an admiral[7].
  • William Brown is recorded as male[16].
  • William Brown's instance of is recorded as human[17].
  • William Brown's military branch is recorded as Royal Navy[18].
  • William Brown's military branch is recorded as Argentine Navy[19].
  • William Brown's Commons category is recorded as William Brown (admiral)[20].
  • William Brown's military, police or special rank is recorded as admiral[21].
  • William Brown was part of the conflict Argentine War of Independence[22].
  • William Brown was part of the conflict Napoleonic Wars[23].
  • William Brown was part of the conflict Cisplatine War[24].
  • William Brown's family name is recorded as Brown[25].
  • William Brown's given name is recorded as William[26].
  • William Brown's allegiance is recorded as Argentina[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Foxford[2], William Brown… he was born on June 22, 1777[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include military personnel[6] and admiral[7].

Personal Life

Children include Guillermo Brown y Chitty[11], an entrepreneur[28], 1812–1875[29], of Argentina[30]; Eduardo Ignacio Brown y Chitty[12], a military personnel[31], 1816–1854[32], of Argentina[33]; and Elisa Brown[13], 1810–1827[34], of Argentina[35].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include March 14, 1857[5] and March 3, 1857[9]. William Brown died in Buenos Aires[4]. Burial took place at Recoleta Cemetery[10].

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Brown include Almirante Brown Antarctic Base[36], an Antarctic research station[37], in Argentina[38], founded in 1951[39] and National Brownian Institute[40], a military museum[41], in Argentina[42], founded in 1948[43].

Why It Matters

William Brown ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (494 views/month, #7,081 of 1,000,298).[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]

Entities named for him include Almirante Brown Antarctic Base[36], an Antarctic research station[37], in Argentina[38], founded in 1951[39] and National Brownian Institute[40], a military museum[41], in Argentina[42], founded in 1948[43].

FAQs

Where was William Brown born?

William Brown was born in Foxford[2].

Where did William Brown die?

William Brown died in Buenos Aires[4].

What did William Brown do for work?

William Brown worked as military personnel[6] and admiral[7].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] . irishargentine.org. irishargentine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [17] . airedesantafe.com.ar. airedesantafe.com.ar. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [11] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [6] . wikidata.org.
  11. [7] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Find a Grave. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [5] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [9] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [40] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [44] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [45] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). William Brown. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-brown
MLA “William Brown.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-brown.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_william-brown_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{William Brown}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-brown}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): William Brown — https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-brown (retrieved 2026-04-10)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/william-brown · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cerl thesaurus id cnp01416875
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1871]]: cnp01416875, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257929|batch #257929]]"
  2. 8d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Buenos Aires
    Different from William Brown
    Military branch Royal Navy, Argentine Navy
    Citizenship
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/30855|batch #30855]]: match CERL IDs on the basis of GND (9)"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.