About Thomas Browne
Lived 1604 – 1673 (aged 69). Thomas Browne was a theologian.
Thomas Browne D.D. (c. 1605 – 6 December 1673) was a Canon of Windsor from 1639 to 1673.
Career He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, and was senior proctor in 1636.
Isaac Vossius was Browne's major legatee, and his papers went to Amsterdam and Leiden.
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Who was Thomas Browne?
English priest
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Thomas Browne was born on 1 October 1604.
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Thomas Browne died on 6 December 1673.
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Thomas Browne was a theologian.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Thomas Browne (Canon of Windsor)
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