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19 matches to Brown
Alcock, John. 1892-1919. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Brown.
Benét, Stephen. 1898-1943. US poet, writer. Devil and Daniel Webster 1937. John Brown’s Body 1928.
Brown, Arthur. 1886-1948. First non-stop transatlantic flight, 1919, with Alcock.
Brown, Charles. 1771-1810. “Father of American novel”. Wieland 1798.
Brown, George. 1818-80. Scottish/Canadian statesman. Founded Toronto Globe 1844.
Brown, John. 1800-59. US slavery abolitionist. Harper’s Ferry. Hung.
Brown, Lancelot “Capability”. 1715-83. English landscape architect. Created the definitive “English Garden”: assymmetric, harmonious, accidental. Blenheim. Prior Park.
Brown, Robert. 1773-1858. Scottish botanist: Brownian movement. Plant cell nucleus.
Browne, Robert. 1550-1633. English founder of congregationalist Brownist sect, 1580. Exiled.
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. 1806-61. English poet: Sonnets from the Portuguese 1848. Aurora Leigh 1857. Wife of Robert.
Browning, Robert. 1812-89. English epic poet: Ring and the Book.
Congregationalism. 1581-. Protestant Church organization of local churches governing themselves. Browne.
Harper’s Ferry. 1859. John Brown raids arsenal to start slave uprising.
Lee, Robert E. 1807-70. Brilliant Confederate general. Captured John Brown. Surrender at Appomatox ended Civil War.
Pottawatomie Massacre. 1856. John Brown’s abolitionists kill 5 pro-slavery settlers.
Radcliffe-Brown, A.R. 1881-1955. British. Social anthropology as science.
SA. 1921-34. Brownshirts. Nazi force for breaking up rival party meetings. Purged on Night of Long the Knives.
Separatists. 16-17C. Factions who left Church of England. Brownists, Pilgrims, Quakers.