John Nicholas Brown II

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John Nicholas Brown II was a prominent American philanthropist, book collector, and scion of the Brown family associated with Brown University and significant cultural and educational patronage in the 20th century.

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instanceOf American socialite
art collector
book collector
human
boardMemberOf Brown University
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rhode Island School of Design
burialPlace North Burial Ground, Providence, Rhode Island
child Angela Brown
John Carter Brown III
Nicholas Brown
linked to: Nicholas Brown Jr.
conflictParticipatedIn World War II
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1900-02-17
dateOfDeath 1979-10-10
educatedAt Groton School
Harvard University
employer United States Department of the Navy
era 20th century
familyName Brown
fullName John Nicholas Brown II
givenName John
heritage descendant of early Brown University benefactors
languageSpoken English
memberOf Brown family
militaryBranch United States Navy
notableFamilyConnection Brown University
notableFor philanthropy in education and the arts
rare book collecting
support of Brown University
notablePropertyOwned Harbour Court, Newport, Rhode Island
notableWork development of the John Carter Brown Library collections
occupation art collector
book collector
philanthropist
public servant
patronOf arts
higher education
historic preservation
placeOfBirth New York City
placeOfDeath Providence, Rhode Island
positionHeld Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Air
religion Episcopalian
residence Newport, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
spouse Anne Seddon Kinsolving Brown

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John Nicholas Brown II fullName John Nicholas Brown II