About Moses Browne
Lived 1704 – 1787 (aged 82–83). Moses Browne was a translator, writer and poet.
Moses Browne (1703 – 13 September 1787), poet and cleric, suffers from uncertainty about the details of his birth. Some records suggest Severn Stoke in Worcestershire, but a London birth is more likely, as he became a pen-cutter in Clerkenwell, London, after the death of his patron, Lord Molesworth, in 1725. He then became a poet, and in middle age a clergyman of the Church of England.
London life Browne contributed poems to The Gentleman's Magazine, winning several prizes from its founder.
Noted works 1729 – Piscatory Eclogues 1742 - The Universe 1750 – The Compleat Angler 1752 – The Works and Rest of the Creation 1772 – The Excellency of the Knowledge of Jesus Christ
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Who was Moses Browne?
British writer
When was Moses Browne born?
Moses Browne was born in 1704 in London Borough of Islington.
When did Moses Browne die?
Moses Browne died on 13 September 1787 in London Borough of Lewisham.
What was Moses Browne's occupation?
Moses Browne was a translator, writer and poet.
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