Robert Brown (6 July 1844 - 16 October 1912) was a British solicitor and classical

philologist Philology () is the study of language in oral and written historical sources. It is the intersection of textual criticism, literary criticism, history, and linguistics with strong ties to etymology. Philology is also defined as the study of ...

Biography

Brown was born in

Barton-upon-Humber Barton-upon-Humber () or Barton is a town and civil parish in North Lincolnshire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 11,066. It is situated on the south bank of the Humber Estuary at the southern end of the Humber Bridge. It is sou ...

and attended

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and subsequently worked as a solicitor. Brown's academic work focused on writing about ancient religion, mythology, and Babylonian astronomy. He was a Fellow of the

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and a Member of the

Royal Astronomical Society The Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) is a learned society and charitable organisation, charity that encourages and promotes the study of astronomy, planetary science, solar-system science, geophysics and closely related branches of science. Its ...

. A memorial window in St Peter's Church is dedicated to Brown.

Selected publications

*Brown, R. 1881. ''Unicorn: A mythological investigation''. *Brown, R. 1885. ''The Phainomena; Or, Heavenly Display of Aratos Done Into English Verse''. *Brown, R. 1898. ''Semitic Influence in Hellenic Mythology''. *Brown, R. 1899. ''Researches into the Origin of the Primitive Constellations of Greeks, Phoenicians, and Babylonians''. *Brown, R. 1906. ''Notes on the Earlier History of Barton-on-Humber (Vol I)''. London. *Brown, R. 1908. ''Notes on the Earlier History of Barton-on-Humber (Vol II)''. London.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brown, Robert 1844 births 1912 deaths People from Barton-upon-Humber Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London British solicitors British classical philologists