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Authorised form of nameBrowne; Thomas (1673 - 1710)
Dates1673 - 1710
NationalityBritish
Place of birthLondon, England
Date of birthJanuary 1673
Place of death1673
Date of death1710
DatesAndPlacesBaptism: St Andrew Undershaft Church, St Mary Axe, London, England (21 January 1673)
Burial: Northfleet (1710)
OccupationPhysician
ActivityEducation:
St Paul's School; Trinity College, Cambridge; MB (1695), MD (1700)
Career:
Spent his childhood with his grandfather, Thomas Browne, in Norwich; inherited his father's estate at Northfleet, Kent (1708); made an antiquarian tour of England with Robert Plot (FRS 1677), of which he wrote an account; killed by a fall from his horse whilst intoxicated (1710)
Memberships:
FRCP (1707)
Membership categoryFellow
Date of election30/11/1699
Age at election26
ProposerNehemiah Grew
RelationshipsParents: Edward Browne (1644–1708) (FRS 1668); brother-in-law of Owen Brigstocke (FRS 1710) and Henrietta Susan (née Terne) (d. 1712)
Siblings: Ann Cameron
Spouse: Aletha (née Fairfax) (d. 1704), daughter of
OtherInfoHe was not an eminent physician, and is remembered due to his family connections.
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SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Hunter
CodeNA7761
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
IM/000616Browne, Thomasnd
MS/390/133Bond of Thomas Browne to the Treasurer of the Royal Society6 May 1707
CLP/7i/9Paper, 'Relations of Island [Iceland]' by Theordorus Jonas1663
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