Brown, Nicholas (1769-1841)
- Name:
- Brown, Nicholas (1769-1841)
- Title:
- Brown University named after him
Co-founder Providence Athenaeum
Creator Brown and Ives Co. - Other Names:
- Nicholas Brown Jr.
- Born:
- 1769
- Birthplace:
- Providence, RI
- Died:
- 1841
- Residence:
- Providence, RI
- Nationality:
- American
- Occupation:
- Merchant, Businessman, Philanthropist
- Father:
- Nicholas Brown
- Relations:
- Son of Nicholas Brown, merchant who co-founded the College in the English Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantationsm (later renamed Brown University).
- Notes:
- He graduated from the College of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in 1786, and became such a great benefactor to the school that it was renamed Brown University for him in 1804.
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