Thomas Browne

Summary

Thomas Browne is a human^[1]. Born in London^[2], he… he was born on October 19, 1605^[3]. He died in Norwich^[4]. He died on October 19, 1682^[5]. He worked as a philosopher^[6], physician writer^[7], writer^[8], and physician^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Thomas Browne's place of birth was London^[2].
• Thomas Browne passed away in Norwich^[4].
• Thomas Browne was born on October 19, 1605^[3].
• Thomas Browne was born on January 1, 1605^[11].
• Thomas Browne died on October 19, 1682^[5].
• Thomas Browne died on January 1, 1682^[12].
• Thomas Browne's father was Thomas Browne, of London^[13].
• Thomas Browne's mother was Anne Garraway^[14].
• A child of Thomas Browne was Edward Browne^[15].
• A child of Thomas Browne was Anne Browne^[16].
• Thomas Browne held citizenship in United Kingdom^[17].
• Thomas Browne held citizenship in Kingdom of England^[18].
• Thomas Browne worked as a philosopher^[6].
• Thomas Browne worked as a physician writer^[7].
• Thomas Browne worked as a writer^[8].
• Thomas Browne worked as a physician^[9].
• Thomas Browne's field of work was philosophy^[19].
• Thomas Browne's education included a stint at Leiden University^[20].
• Thomas Browne was educated at Winchester College^[21].
• Thomas Browne was educated at Pembroke College^[22].
• Thomas Browne's education included a stint at Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier^[23].
• A notable work attributed to Thomas Browne is Religio Medici^[24].
• Thomas Browne's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[25].
• Thomas Browne was influenced by Francis Bacon^[26].
• Thomas Browne is recorded as male^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: GB^[29]

• Began / founded: 1605-10-19^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1682-10-19^[31]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5b080699-eeac-4579-883b-890684172bdc^[32]

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Origins and Family

Born in London^[2], Thomas Browne… Recorded date of birth include October 19, 1605^[3] and January 1, 1605^[11]. His father was he, of London^[13]. His mother was Anne Garraway^[14].

Education

Educated at Leiden University^[20], a university^[33], in Netherlands^[34], founded in 1575^[35], headquartered in Leiden^[36]; Winchester College^[21], an independent school^[37], in United Kingdom^[38], founded in 1382^[39], headquartered in Winchester^[40]; Pembroke College^[22], a college of the University of Oxford^[41], in United Kingdom^[42], founded in 1624^[43], headquartered in Oxford^[44]; and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier^[23], a medical school^[45], in France^[46], founded in 2015^[47]. Thomas Browne earned the academic degree of doctorate^[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[6], physician writer^[7], writer^[8], and physician^[9]. Thomas Browne's field of work was philosophy^[19].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Thomas Browne is Religio Medici^[24].

Personal Life

Children include Edward Browne^[15], a writer^[49], 1644–1708^[50], of Kingdom of England^[51], awarded the Fellow of the Royal Society^[52], specialised in medicine^[53] and Anne Browne^[16], 1647–1698^[54]. Thomas Browne's religion is recorded as Anglicanism^[25].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include October 19, 1682^[5] and January 1, 1682^[12]. Thomas Browne passed away in Norwich^[4].

Why It Matters

Thomas Browne ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (848 views/month, #7,098 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

He has been cited as an influence by Virginia Woolf^[57], a novelist^[58], 1882–1941^[59], of United Kingdom^[60], specialised in essay^[61].

Works attributed to him include Religio Medici^[62], a written work^[63] and Pseudodoxia Epidemica^[64], a literary work^[65].

FAQs

Where was Thomas Browne born?

Thomas Browne was born in London^[2].

Where did Thomas Browne die?

Thomas Browne died in Norwich^[4].

Who were Thomas Browne's parents?

Thomas Browne's father was Thomas Browne, of London^[13]. Thomas Browne's mother was Anne Garraway^[14].

What did Thomas Browne do for work?

Thomas Browne worked as philosopher^[6], physician writer^[7], writer^[8], and physician^[9].

Where did Thomas Browne go to school?

Thomas Browne was educated at Leiden University^[20], Winchester College^[21], Pembroke College^[22], and Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier^[23].

Who did Thomas Browne influence?

Thomas Browne has been cited as an influence by Virginia Woolf^[57].