John Nicholas Brown II
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John Nicholas Brown II was a prominent American philanthropist, book collector, and scion of the Brown family associated with Brown University and significant cultural and educational patronage in the 20th century.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Nicholas Brown II canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American socialite
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art collector ⓘ book collector ⓘ human ⓘ |
| boardMemberOf |
Brown University
NERFINISHED
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Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhode Island School of Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child |
Angela Brown
NERFINISHED
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John Carter Brown III NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1900-02-17 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1979-10-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Groton School
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Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer | United States Department of the Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Nicholas Brown II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage | descendant of early Brown University benefactors ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Brown family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFamilyConnection | Brown University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
philanthropy in education and the arts
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rare book collecting ⓘ support of Brown University ⓘ |
| notablePropertyOwned | Harbour Court, Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | development of the John Carter Brown Library collections ⓘ |
| occupation |
art collector
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book collector ⓘ philanthropist ⓘ public servant ⓘ |
| patronOf |
arts
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higher education ⓘ historic preservation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence |
Newport, Rhode Island
NERFINISHED
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Providence, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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