Brown (ROBERT founder of an English)
ROBERT, founder of an English religious sect first called Brownists, and afterward Independents, was born about 1540, and studied at Cambridge, where, in 1580, he began openly to attack the government and liturgy of the Church of England as anti-Christian. He was excommunicated, but was reinstated, and held a church living for over 40 years, dying in 1633. The sect of Brownists soon spread, and a bill was brought into Parliament which inflicted on them very severe pains and penalties. In process of time, the Brownists merged into Congregationalists.
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Brown University
an institution for higher education at Providence , R. I.; founded in 1764. It was at first known as Rhode Island College , but in honor of Nicholas Brown, a wealthy merchant who endowed it generously the name was changed to Brown in 1804 . In 1919 its enrolment included 277 freshmen, 220 sophomores , 174 juniors and 182 seniors. There were 79 students pursuing special courses and 106 graduate students. There were 270 in the women's college . The teaching staff included 78 full professors , besides a staff of assistant teachers. The volumes in the library number 270,000. A Memorial Arch and a Language Building were erected in 1919. Language requirements for entrance have been modified and an increase made in the number of elective courses. President, W. H. P. Faunce, DD., LL. D.
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Brown, Alice
Alice (1857-), an American novelist and writer of short stories. She was born in New Hampshire , and many of her stories are descriptive of New England life and character. She taught school for some years but gave up teaching to devote her time to literary work. Her writings show insight into character, carefulness in style, and finish. She is specially successful in the short story. Meadow Grass is a collection of some of the best of these tales. Among other writings are The Road to Castalay, Fools of Nature, and Margaret Warrener.
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Brown-Tailed Moth
Euproctis chrysorrhæ, a European moth of the Liparididæ family, having white wings and a brown rump, the larvæ feeding on forest and orchard trees. It appeared in Massachusetts some few years ago, shortly after the arrival of the gipsy moth, and has already become a serious pest in that State. It is thought to have been introduced from Holland in a consignment of roses. More than $1, 000,000 has already been spent by the State of Massachusetts in endeavoring to destroy this and the gipsy moth; and although great success was at first obtained in this direction , the cessation of attempts at extermination through the grant of funds being discontinued led to the reappearance of the moths in greater numbers than ever. A four-winged fly, which acts as a parasite, depositing de its eggs in the larvæ , has now been brought from Europe, resulting in large numbers of the caterpillars being killed. sty,
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Browne
CHARLES FARRAR, an American humorist, best known as AR- TEMUS WARD, born at Waterford, Me., April 26, 1834. Originally a printer, he became editor of papers in Ohio, where his humorous letters became very popиlar. He su subsequently lectured on California and Utah, and in England, where he contributed to "Punch." He died in Southampton, England, March 6, 1867.
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Browne
HABLOT KNIGHT, an English artist (pseudonym PHIZ); ; best known as the illustrator of Dickens' works, beginning with "Pickwick" in 1836; born June 15, 1815; died July 8, 1882. an
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Browne
JUNIUS HENRI, American journalist, born in Seneca Falls, N. Y., in 1833. He resided in New York City. Among his works are "Four Years in Secessia" (1865); "The Great Metropolis, a Mirror of New York" (1869); "Sights and Sensations in Europe" (1872). He died in 1902.
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Browne
SIR THOMAS, an English antiquary and physician, born in London in 1605. After receiving an academic and a professional education in England, he visited the Continent and took the degree of M. D. at Leyden. He was knighted by Charles II. His principal work is "Religio Medici" (1642), a liberal confession of faith for that day. "Vulgar Errors," was directed against the current superstitions of his contemporaries. "Urn Burial" appeared in 1658. He died in 1682.
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Browne (WILLIAM an English poet born)
WILLIAM, an English poet, born in Tavistock, Devonshire, in 1591; was educated at Oxford. His poetry is graceful and fanciful, and pe abounds in beautiful pictures of English is "Britannia's scenery. His chief work is Pastorals" (1613-1616). 5). "The Shepherd's Pipe" (1614). "The Inner Temple Masque" (1614-1615) tells the story of Ulysses and Circe. His minor poems are very fine. He died in Ottery St. Mary about 1643. ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING
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Browne, Sir Thomas
A learned English medical man who died in 1682 at an advanced age. Besides his famous Religio Medici and Urn Burial, he was chiefly celebrated by the manner in which he combatted popular errors in a work entitled Pseudodoxia Epadinium, an essay on popular errors, an examination of many circumstances in his time received as veritable facts, and which he proved to be false or doubtful. But frequently the learned author replaces one error by another, if on the whole his book is wonderfully accurate considering the date of its composition. The work is divided into seven books, the first of which deals with those errors which spring from man's love of the marvellous; the second, errors arising from popular beliefs concerning plants and metals, the third, absurd beliefs connected with animals; the fourth book treats of errors relative to man; the fifth, errors recorded by pictures; the sixth deals with cosmographical and historical errors, and the seventh, with certain commonly accepted absurdities concerning the wonders of the world. For the publication of this work he was charged with atheism, which drew from him his famous Religio Medici.
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Brownell
WILLIAM CRARY, an American essayist and critic, born in New York City, Aug. 30, 1851. He graduated from Amherst, and devoted himself to critical and editorial work in New York. He became editor of "Scribner's Magazine," and wrote "French Traits: an Essay on Comparative Criticism" (1889); "French Art" (1892); "Newport" (1896); "American Prose and "Criticism" (1909); Masters" (1914).
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