Goold Brown
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| Born | March 7, 1791 |
| Died | March 31, 1857 (aged 66) |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Starbuck |
| Parent(s) | Smith Brown and Lydia Gould |
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Goold Brown (March 7, 1791 – March 31, 1857) was an American grammarian.
Biography
Goold Brown was born in Providence, Rhode Island on March 7, 1791, the third child of Smith Brown and Lydia Gould. His family could be traced to some of the earliest Quakers in New England.[1]
He was educated in Friends' Schools in Providence and Dutchess County, New York. He began teaching at age 19, and at 21 he opened an academy for classical and literary studies in New York City.[1]
He died in Lynn, Massachusetts on March 31, 1857.[2]
Bibliography
- Institutes of English Grammar, in 1823
- First Lines of English Grammar, in 1823
- The Grammar of English Grammars, in 1851
References
- ^ a b The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. VIII. James T. White & Company. 1924. pp. 265–266. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Death of Goold Brown, the Grammarian". The Baltimore Sun. April 6, 1857. p. 4. Retrieved January 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
- Goold Brown
- Works by Goold Brown at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Goold Brown at Internet Archive
- Works by Goold Brown at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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