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Men of the Time, eleventh edition/Brown, Robert, Jr.

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939542Men of the Time, eleventh edition — Brown, Robert, Jr.Thompson Cooper

BROWN, Robert, Jun., F.S.A., born at Barton-upon-Humber, July 6, 1844, is a son of Mr. Robert Brown of that town. He was educated at Cheltenham College, and is known as a writer on archaic religion, mythology, and astronomy. His works are "Poseidôn: a Link between Semite, Hamite, and Aryan," 1872; " The Great Dronysiak Myth," 2 vols., 1877–8; "The Religion of Zoroaster, considered in connection with Archaic Monotheism," 1879; "The Religion and Mythology of the Aryans of Northern Europe," 1880; "Language, and Theories of its Origin," 1881; "The Unicorn," 1881; "The Law of Kosmic Order," 1882; "Eridanus: River and Constellation," 1883. Mr. Brown is a member of the Society of Biblical Archæology, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and has contributed to Archæologia, the Academy, and other publications. He is a Solicitor and Registrar of the County Court at Barton.