Thomas Browne (Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge)
Thomas Browne, D.D. (b Norwich 1648 – d London 1706) was Master of Pembroke College, Cambridge[1] from 1694 until his death.[2]
Browne entered Pembroke College, Cambridge in 1664. He graduated B.A. in 1668 and M.A. in 1671. He became a Fellow of Pembroke in 1671; was ordained in 1674; and appointed Junior Proctor in 1685.[3] He held the living at Orton Waterville[4] from 1687 until his death.[5] He was also Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1694 to 1695.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Pembroke College Cambridge: A Short History" Attwater, A. p84: Cambridge; CUP; 1936
- ^ British History On-line
- ^ List of Cantabularian Proctors
- ^ Parish history
- ^ Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900, John Venn/John Archibald Venn Cambridge University Press > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part II. 1209-1751 Vol. ii. Dabbs – Juxton, (1922) p238 > (10 volumes 1922 to 1953) Part I. 1209-1751 Vol. iii. Kaile – Ryves, (1924) p46]
- ^ University of Cambridge web-site
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