John Brown

John Brown may refer to:

  • John Brown (abolitionist) (1800–1859), American who led an anti-slavery revolt in Harpers Ferry, Virginia in 1859
  • John Brown (doctor) (1735–1788), Scottish physician who taught that disease was caused by either excessive or inadequate stimulation
  • John Brown (servant) (1826–1883), Scottish servant of Queen Victoria

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Famous quotes containing the words john and/or brown:

    “And when he had opened the seventh seal, there was silence in heaven about the space of half an hour.”
    —Bible: New Testament St. John the Divine, in Revelation, 8:1.

    ““I am as brown as brown can be,
    And my eyes as black as sloe;
    I am as brisk as brisk can be,
    And wild as forest doe.”
    —Unknown. The Brown Girl (l. 1–4)