Person Brown; Edward (1644 - 1708); physician Brown Edward physician Browne 1644 - 1708 British Male Norwich, Norfolk, England, Europe 1644 1644 Northfleet, Kent, England, Europe 28 August 1708 17080828 Burial: Northfleet, Kent, England, Europe

Whitefriars, London

Physician Education: Norwich School; Trinity College, Cambridge (MB 1663); St Bartholomew's Hospital, London; Incorporated at Oxford (1666); Merton College, Oxford (DMed 1667); Incorporated at Cambridge (1670) Career: Practised dissection and studied botany in Norwich; travelled widely in Europe (c1668-1669 and 1673); practised in London; physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London (1682); physician-in-ordinary to Charles II Memberships: Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians (1675, President 1704-1708) Parents: Sir Thomas Browne Married: Henrietta Susanna Terne Children: Thomas Browne (FRS 1699) Additional relatives: father-in-law Christopher Terne (FRS 1663); son-in-law Owen Brigstocke (FRS 1710) Brown ended up marrying Henrietta, daughter of his lecturer at St Bartholomew's Hospital, Dr Christopher Terne (FRS 1663). His notes to Terne's lecture were kept at the British Museum. His main work was his account of his journeys through Eastern Europe, and he also translated two 'lives' from Plutarch's work, Themistocles and Sertorius. Royal Society roles: Council: 1679; 1683 Fellow 02/01/1668 William Croone Frequent correspondent to Henry Oldenburg whilst on his travels (late 1660s) Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; Venn; Foster; Hunter Notes: Altname from DNB and Venn Brown E, IM000599.jpg ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://royalsocietypublishing.org/action/doSearch?ContribAuthorRaw=Brown%2C+Edward RCN: 30426 RCN: 30424 RCN: 30425 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/results?mi_search_type=adv&mi_adv_search=yes&adv_person_id=AUTH1244 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-12196 1644 - 28 Aug 1708 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 14/06/2022 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA3343 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/88813424 bff8a794-5456-4ba6-bde8-d83cfcafcfad