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1811

  • The Annmary Brown Memorial at 21 Brown Street was built in 1907 by Rush Christopher Hawkins as a memorial to his wife, who was the daughter of Nicholas Brown 1811 and the granddaughter of Nicholas Brown 1786, whose name the University adopted in 1804, and sister of Carrie Brown Bajnotti, whose memorial is Carrie Tower.Annmary Brown Memorial
  • Biology was part of the curriculum during the existence of the early medical school from 1811 to 1827, when undergraduates were admitted to the lectures in anatomy, chemistry, and botany.Biology
  • Botany was taught at Brown in 1811 by Solomon Drowne 1773, professor of materia medica and botany, in the newly established medical lectures.Botany
  • Two sons of Nicholas Brown 1786 attended, Nicholas Brown 1811, United States Consul in Italy from 1845 to 1853, and John Carter Brown 1816, donor of the funds for the library building which is now Robinson Hall, and founder of the collection of Americana which constitutes the John Carter Brown Library.Brown family
  • The campus buildings which are associated with the Brown family are University Hall, which was built by Nicholas Brown and Company, Hope College and Manning Hall, which were given by Nicholas Brown 1786, Rhode Island Hall, to which Nicholas Brown 1786 made a generous donation, Robinson Hall, which was built as a library with a bequest from John Carter Brown 1816, the John Carter Brown Library, built with a bequest from John Nicholas Brown 1885 to house the collection begun by John Carter Brown 1816, Carrie Tower, erected by Paul Bajnotti as a memorial to his wife, Carrie Mathilde Brown, daughter of Nicholas Brown 1811, and the Annmary Brown Memorial erected by Rush C. Hawkins as a memorial to his wife, Annmary Brown Hawkins, also the daughter of Nicholas Brown 1811.Brown family
  • The Brown Medical Association (officially the Brown University Medical Association) was begun at a meeting held on November 9, 1811 by Dr. William Ingalls, professor in the recently established medical lectures, and six other doctors.Brown Medical Association
  • In 1811 Tristam Burges was elected a Representative from Providence to the General Assembly of Rhode Island.Burges, Tristam
  • Carrie Tower was erected in 1904, a gift of Paul Bajnotti of Turin, Italy, and a memorial to his wife, born Caroline Mathilde Brown, granddaughter of Nicholas Brown 1786, for whom the University is named, and daughter of Nicholas Brown 1811.Carrie Tower
  • Chemistry was taught at Brown for the first time in 1811, when Dr. William C. Bowen was engaged to lecture to the medical students, which he did until 1813.Chemistry
  • Park’s title was changed in 1811 to professor of moral philosophy and metaphysics, but he also probably continued his usual instruction in languages, since no replacement was appointed until he left the University in 1825.Classics
  • When medical lectures were introduced to Brown University in 1811, Drowne was appointed professor of materia medica and botany.Drowne, Solomon
  • Medical lectures were first offered in 1811 and it was necessary to procure professors in botany, chemistry, and medical subjects.Faculty
  • George Washington Greene (1811-1883), instructor in modern languages, was born in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, on April 8, 1811.Greene, George W.
  • During the life of the Medical School, from 1811 to 1828, twenty-two honorary M.D. degrees were conferred.Honorary degrees
  • The house was bought after Adams’ death by Daniel Berkeley Updike and was at one time occupied by Nicholas Brown 1811, American consul in Rome and father of two daughters whose memorials are Carrie Tower and the Annmary Brown Memorial.Horace Mann House
  • The John Carter Brown Library houses a collection of Americana which John Carter Brown 1816 began to collect in 1846 when he purchased a small collection of American books from his brother, Nicholas Brown 1811, who was leaving for Rome where he was to be United States Consul General.John Carter Brown Library
  • Adoniram Judson was determined to become a missionary, and in January 1811 embarked for England to gain the help of the London Missionary Society.Judson, Adoniram
  • Medical Education began at Brown in 1811.Medical education
  • Calvin Park was a tutor at the College from 1800 to 1804, librarian from 1800 to 1806, professor of learned languages from 1804 to 1811 and of moral philosophy and metaphysics from 1811 to 1825.Park, Calvin
  • The anniversary celebrations of the societies with student speakers were held in the college chapel until 1811, when the Philermenians first held their celebration at the First Congregational Church and chose graduate members as poet and orator.Philermenian Society
  • From 1811 to 1825 Calvin Park was professor of moral philosophy and metaphysics.Philosophy
  • Wayland entered Union College in 1811 and graduated in 1813.Wayland, Francis
  • In 1811 he married his cousin Catharine Wheaton, who was the daughter of Levi Wheaton 1782.Wheaton, Henry