Brown, John Rankine ♂

Education

Student United College 1877-1878 Eng. Lit.; Gk. 1; Lat. 1; Math. 1 1878-1879 Gk. 2; Lat. 2; Math. 2; 1879-1880 N. Phil.; Log.; Gk. 3. 1880-1881 M. Phil. & Pol. Econ.; Gk. 3; Lat. 3.

Endowment Association bursar, 1877, 1878. Bruce bursar, 1878. M.A. 22.4.1882. Guthrie scholar.

Birth/childhood

Born 19.10.1861 son of Thomas Brown, clothier, St Andrews and Margaret Rankine.

Attended Madras College, St Andrews.

Career

Also at Oxford University (Worcester College) - B.A. 1886.

Assistant in Greek, St Andrews University 1885 and in Humanity at Glasgow University 1887. Professor of Classics, Victoria College, Wellington 1899 - . Vice Chancellor, University of New Zealand 1923 - 1927. Knighted 1946. [University professor]

Publications

The Gallic wars of C. Julius Caesar. Books I, II, III, IV, VI. (London: Blackie, 1897)

Livy (London: Blackie, 1901)

etc.

Death

Died Wellington [New Zealand]14.10.1946.

Sources

• UYUC400:8.11.1877, 12.12.1878
• UYUC665
• UYUY452/20/160
• UYM/310
• Births Reg. St Andrews 1861/170
• Whos Who in New Zealand
• Inf. from Miss M. Walton