JOHN

See also:

• BROWN
• BROWN, CHARLES BROCKDEN (1771-181o)
• BROWN, FORD MADOX (1821-1893)
• BROWN, FRANCIS (1849- )
• BROWN, GEORGE (1818-188o)
• BROWN, HENRY KIRKE (1814-1886)
• BROWN, JACOB (1775–1828)
• BROWN, JOHN (1715–1766)
• JOHN BROWN (1722-1787)
• BROWN, JOHN (1735–1788)
• BROWN, JOHN (1784–1858)
• BROWN, JOHN (1800-1859)
• BROWN, JOHN (1810—1882)
• BROWN, JOHN GEORGE (1831— )
• BROWN, ROBERT (1773-1858)
• BROWN, SAMUEL MORISON (1817—1856)
• BROWN, SIR GEORGE (1790-1865)
• BROWN, SIR JOHN (1816-1896)
• BROWN, SIR WILLIAM, BART
• BROWN, THOMAS (1663-1704)
• BROWN, THOMAS (1778-1820)
• BROWN, THOMAS EDWARD (1830-1897)
• BROWN, WILLIAM LAURENCE (1755–1830)

BROWN (1722-1787)  , Scottish divine, was born at Carpow, in Perthshire . He was almost entirely self-educated, having acquired a knowledge of Latin, Greek and Hebrew while employed as a shepherd . His early career was varied, and he was in succession a packman, a soldier in the Edinburgh garrison in 1745, and a school-master . He was, from 1750 till his death, minister of the Burgher branch of the Secession church (see UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH) in Haddington . From 1786 he was professor of divinity for his denomination, and was mainly responsible for the training of its ministry . He gained a just reputation for learning and piety . The best of his many works are his Self-Interpreting Bible and Dictionary of the Bible, works that were long very popular . The former was translated into Welsh . He also wrote an Explication of the Westminster Confession, and a number of biographical and historical sketches .