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James Brown (academic)

James Brown (academic)

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James Brown (1709–1784) was an English cleric and academic. He was Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge from 1770 until his death.[1] A close friend of Thomas Gray, he acted with William Mason as executor of Gray's will.[2]

Life

His father was a London goldsmith. He was educated at Christ's Hospital, and matriculated at Pembroke College in 1726, graduating B.A. in 1730 and M.A. in 1733. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1735. Ordained as Anglican priest in 1736, he became vicar of Shepreth from 1737. He was Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1771-2.[3] From 1771 he was vicar of Stretham.[1]

References

  • Robert L. Mack, Thomas Gray: A Life

Notes

  1. [1]
    "Thomas Gray Archive : Resources : Glossary : Personal Names".
  2. [2]
    Mack, pp. 211-2 and p. 657.
  3. [3]
    "Brown, James (BRWN726J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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