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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Nicholas_Brown_IIJohn Nicholas Brown II - Wikipedia

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   John Nicholas Brown II (February 21, 1900 – October 10, 1979) was the United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (AIR) from 1946 to 1949. He was a member of the Brown family that had been active in American life since before the American Revolution and who were the major early benefactors of Brown University .

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3. www.monumentsmenandwomenfnd.org › brown-johnBrown, John Nicholas II - Monuments Men and Women

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   John Nicholas Brown II (1900-1979) Philanthropist, art connoisseur, and real estate broker, John Nicholas Brown was born in New York City on February 21, 1900. His family’s wealth and influence retraces three centuries from the founding of colonial Rhode Island in the seventeenth century, to the establishment of a successful trade empire in ...

4. www.brown.edu › Departments › Joukowsky_InstituteJohn Nicholas Brown

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   John Nicholas Brown II (1900-1979) was born February 21, 1900. Two months later, his father John Nicholas Brown I died of typhoid fever, followed shortly by the unexpected death of his uncle Harold Brown.

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   Who was John Nicholas Brown II?

   • John Nicholas Brown II (1900-1979) was born February 21, 1900. Two months later, his father John Nicholas Brown I died of typhoid fever, followed two weeks later by the unexpected death of his uncle Harold Brown. Thus, as an infant JNB became heir of his family's fortune and was dubbed by the public the "richest baby in America".

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   How did John Nicholas Brown die?

   • On October 10, 1979, while celebrating his son John Carter Brown III 's 45th birthday, John Nicholas Brown had a heart attack while on his yacht in Annapolis, Maryland, and died. Brown was laid to rest, beside several of his ancestors, at the Brown family plot in the North Burial Ground in Providence.

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   What did Nicholas Brown do for a living?

   • Throughout their lives, the Browns sought greater respectability by funding civic projects in Providence and offered the land and buildings to attract the Rhode Island College to their town in 1770. Nicholas Brown graduated with the first post-Revolutionary War class in 1786.

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   Why did Nicholas Brown graduate?

   • Nicholas Brown graduated with the first post-Revolutionary War class in 1786. Nicholas’ generosity was motivated by his desire to transform the college so its graduates would have a moral compass to deal with the effects of industrialization and urbanization.

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6. 250.brown.edu › story › naming-brown-universityThe Naming of Brown University | Brown 250

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   The Naming of Brown University. Nicholas Brown II (1769–1841) was the sole surviving son of Nicholas Brown (1729–1791), eldest of the “Four Brown Brothers” of Providence, known for their mercantile and political activities.

7. www.riamco.org › renderJohn Nicholas Brown II papers - riamco.org

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   During the 1920s, John Nicholas’ travel interests focused on medieval cathedrals and other religious sites. He took numerous photographs and detailed notes in order to capture inspiration for his architectural projects.

8. cds.library.brown.edu › NBHouse › itemsPortrait of John Nicholas Brown II by Lydia Field Emmett ...

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   Natalie Bayard Brown commissioned this portrait from of her five-year old son, John Nicholas Brown II, from Lydia Field Emmett in 1905. It captures the so-called 10-million-dollar baby in a white sailor suit.

9. library.brown.edu › dps › curioPorcelain Figures from Brown’s Monuments Man | c u r i o

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   Feb 7, 2014 · Porcelain figures originally commissioned by John Nicholas Brown II (1900–1979) are currently on exhibit at the John D. Rockefeller, Jr. library through April 25, 2014. Brown II was a civilian-status Lieutenant Colonel, Special Cultural Advisor for Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFAA) in Europe toward the end of World War II — as well ...