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John Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection of essays titled 'Horae Subsecivae' ('Leisure Hours') published in 1858. In 1847 Brown became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Brown was popular among his contemporaries and was a close friend of authors William Makepeace Thackeray and Mark Twain.
John Brown was a Scottish physician and essayist. He is best known for his three-volume collection of essays titled 'Horae Subsecivae' ('Leisure Hours') published in 1858. In 1847 Brown became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. Brown was popular among his contemporaries and was a close friend of authors William Makepeace Thackeray and Mark Twain.
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| Name: | John Brown |
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| Title: | Dr |
| Name suffix: | FRSE; FRCPE |
| Gender: | Male |
| Nationality: | Scottish |
| Date of birth: | 1810 |
| Date of death: | 1882 |
| Roles: | Medical Practitioner; Writer |
| Linked correspondent: | William Makepeace Thackeray (link opens in new window) |
| Project person ID: | SLP137 |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by Thomas Rodger albumen carte-de-visite 1860s https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
