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George Browne (provost) 
Summary
George Browne, D.D. (6 January 1649 – 5 February 1699) was an English 17th-century academic who served as the 16th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1695 to 1699.
George Browne | |
|---|---|
| 16th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
| In office 1 August 1695 – 5 February 1699 | |
| Preceded by | St George Ashe |
| Succeeded by | Peter Browne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1649 Northumberland, England |
| Died | 5 February 1699 (aged 50) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin (B.A., 1671; D.D., 1675) |
Brown was born in Northumberland in 1649. He entered Trinity College Dublin in 1667 and graduated B.A. in 1671. He became a Fellow in 1673.[1] He became professor of laws in 1886 and professor of divinity in 1693. Browne was Provost from 1695 to 1699.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir pp102/3: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- ^ George Browne. Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 25 July 2016.