About Dorothea Brown
Lived 1938 – 2021 (aged 83). Dorothea Brown was a Dutch and New Zealand librarian.
Dorothea Brown (née Jongejans; 13 August 1938 – 30 September 2021) was a New Zealand librarian.
Brown was born in 1938 in The Hague, Netherlands. Aged 18, she emigrated to New Zealand by herself. She was the first woman to be appointed Christchurch city librarian, and the first woman head of a Christchurch City Council department, as director of human resources.
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Who was Dorothea Brown?
New Zealand librarian
When was Dorothea Brown born?
Dorothea Brown was born on 13 August 1938 in The Hague.
When did Dorothea Brown die?
Dorothea Brown died on 30 September 2021.
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Dorothea Brown was a librarian.
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Dorothea Brown was Dutch and New Zealand.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Dorothea Brown. https://biography.guide/dorothea-brown/
MLA: "Dorothea Brown." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/dorothea-brown/.
Chicago: "Dorothea Brown." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/dorothea-brown/.
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