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John Browne (1687–1764) was an
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, and also served as
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.


Biography

John Browne was the sixth son of Richard Browne of Marton,
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. On 23 May 1704, he matriculated as a student at University College, Oxford, and was then elected as a Browne Exhibitioner on 16 November 1705. On 27 October 1708, he was elected to be a Freeston Minor Exhibitioner and later on 23 August 1711 he was elected as a Skirlaw Fellow. After being a student at University College, Browne was a Fellow at the College from 1711 to 1739. He served in a number of duties for the College, such as
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, and Registrar. He was also tutor to a number of students. In around 1714, Browne took on the
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.In 1738, Browne became
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. In 1743, he became a
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. From 1745, he was Master of University College. In 1753, as
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, Browne chose the design for the
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, the supposed founder of University College at the time, in front of the Radcliffe Quad, University College's second quadrangle. Browne bequeathed his books to the Master of University College and his successors. The library was originally located in a ground-floor room in the Radcliffe Quad of the College. However, when a new Master's Lodgings was built, the books were moved there. They form a decorative backdrop in the dining room, in fitted bookcases. John Browne died on 7 August 1764.


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1764 deaths Alumni of University College, Oxford 18th-century English educators 18th-century English Anglican priests Fellows of University College, Oxford Masters of University College, Oxford Vice-chancellors of the University of Oxford 1687 births {{UOxford-stub